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ARM 06, 042 (P338979)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338979 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ba-ah-di-li-im | Thus Baḫdi-Lim |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | {disz}ka-a-la-dingir sza a-na ka-s,e-e-em | Kala-il, who to the kaṣem |
| 6 | be-li2 isz-pu-ru ik-szu-dam | My lord wrote to me, and he reached me. |
| 7 | u3 ia-qu2-ra-an it-ra-am | and Iaquran he took. |
| 8 | i-na-an-na _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na ne-pa-ri-im u2-[sze]-ri#-ib | Now that man has entered into a trap. |
| 9 | a-bu-ul-la-ti-im ik-ka-al-la | (Sum) The apsû-demon sat down (Akk) The abullātum-demonic was seated |
| 10 | be-li2 pu#-ru-sa3-szu li-isz-pu-ra-am | My lord should send me his orders. |
| 11 | sza-ni-tam asz-szum ia-am-hu-ur# na-we-e-em | Another matter: because I am afraid |
| 12 | sza be-li2 iq-be2-e-em-ma asz-pu-ru | which my lord said and I wrote to you |
| 13 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ia sza asz-pu-ru a-na re-esz15# _a-sza3#_ | the sons of my work that I sent to the head of the field |
| 14 | {disz}ka-a-la-dingir u2-ul ik-szu-du | Kala-il did not attain. |
| 15 | i-na bi-ri-ti-ma in-na-am-ru-ma i-te-qu2 | In the middle of the night, they saw each other and passed by. |
| 16 | u3 ka-a-la-dingir ik-szu-dam-ma | and Kala-il arrived, and |
| 17 | ki-a-am iq-be2-em um-ma-a-mi | Thus said my mother: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-wu-um i-na bi-ri#-it# nu-um#-ha-a | The nawum-demon in between the numḫāyu-disease |
| 2 | [u3 ia-mu-ut]-ba#-al# i-ka-al | and Iamutbal will hold. |
| 3 | [...] x nu-um-ha-a u3 ia-mu#-ut-ba#-al# | ... does not rejoice, and he will be sated. |
| 4 | [...] x x | |
| 5 | [...] ia#-mu-ut-ba#-al# | ... I will fill. |
| 6 | x x x [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] it [x] x | ... ... |
| 10 | [...]-szu# | ... his |
| 11 | [...] x [x] x [x] x | |
Sources & licences
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