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ARM 06, 051 (P338988)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338988 |
| 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] ba-ah-di-li-im qi2-bi2-ma | To Baḫdi-Lim speak! |
| 2 | [um]-ma# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 3 | [asz]-szum# sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma | Concerning what you wrote me, saying: "You |
| 4 | [{disz}]la-wi-la-{d}iszkur a-na te-er-di-it s,a-bi-im | Lawīl-Adad for the protection of the troops |
| 5 | a-na esz3-nun-na{ki} it-ta-la-ak | to Ešnunna he went |
| 6 | u3 a-ta-am-ru-um a-na _sukkal elam_-tim | and Atamarum to the vizier of Elam |
| 7 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ur um-ma szu-ma | he wrote thus: |
| 8 | i-nu-ma zi-im-ri-li-im | when Zimrī-Lim |
| 9 | a-na ra-za-ma-a{ki} szu-zu-bi-im | to Rašama he conquered |
| 10 | i-t,e4-eh-hu-u2 | they have sinned |
| 11 | at#-ta a-na ma-ti-szu na-ah-bi-it | You are a stranger in his land. |
| 12 | [ki]-a#-am a-ta-am-ru-um | thus I asked |
| 13 | [a-na _sukkal] elam#_-tim# isz#-pu-ur | he sent to the vizier of Elam. |
| 14 | [a-na na-asz-pa-ar]-tim | for the našparātum |
| 15 | [sza a-na be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam] | which he sent to my lord |
| 16 | [be-li2 a-ah-szu la i-na-ad-di] | my lord shall not give his brother |
| 17 | [sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am _sukkal elam_]-tim | As to what you wrote, the vizier of Elam |
| 18 | [s,a-ba-am te-er]-di#-tam | capturer of prisoners of war |
| 19 | [it-ti la-wi-la-{d}iszkur u2-ul it,-ru-ud] | with Lawīl-Adad he did not return |
| 20 | [{disz}la-wi-la-{d}iszkur ri-qu2-us-su2-ma] | Lawwala-Addu is his friend and |
| 21 | [a-na s,e-er a-ta-am-ri-im it-tu-ur] | he returned to the plain of Atamar. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 an-ni-ki-a-am _erin2_ pa]-hi#-[ir-ma] | and this is a contingent of troops who are assigned. |
| 2 | [re-sza-am u2]-ka-al# | he will hold the head. |
| 3 | [a-hi] li-ih-[du] | may my brother rejoice. |
| 4 | [ki-ma] asz-ta-na-ap-pa-[ra-kum] | like I constantly send to you |
| 5 | [szu-lum] zi#-im-ri-li-im | health of Zimrī-Lîm |
| 6 | [szu-lum] um-ma-na-ti-szu | well-being of his troops |
| 7 | [t,e4-em] _erin2 elam_-tim u3 _erin2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | news of the Elam troops and the troops of Ešnunna |
| 8 | sza# ra-za-ma-a{ki} la-wu-u2 | of Rašama, the lawû |
| 9 | u3 t,e4-em a-li#-im# ra-za-ma-a{ki} | and news of the city of Rašama |
| 10 | szi-ta-ap-pa-ra-am | a message |
| 11 | t,e4-em-ka a-na s,e-ri-ia lu sa-di-ir | Your report should be sent to me. |
| 12 | u3 a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-am | And now the tablet |
| 13 | a-na zi-im-ri-li-im usz-ta-bi-lam | I have sent to Zimrī-Lîm. |
| 14 | szum-ma su-ti-i sza at,-ru-da-ak-kum | If the Suteans who I have sent to you, |
| 15 | tu-sze-et-te-eq | you will remove. |
| 16 | su#-tu-u2 sza at,-ru-dam szu-ta-as,-bi-it-ma | Suteans, who I have sent, you have captured, and |
| 17 | [a-na s,e]-er zi-im-ri-li-im t,u2-ru-ud | to Zimrī-Lîm, return! |
| 18 | [u3 szum]-ma# su-ti-i sza at,-ru-da-ak-kum | And if the Suteans who I have sent to you |
| 19 | [la] tu-sze-et-te-eq | you shall not approach. |
| 20 | at#-ta-ma t,up-pa-am szu-a-ti | You, this tablet |
| 21 | [a]-na zi-im-ri-li-im szu-bi-il | to Zimrī-Lîm send! |
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