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ARM 06, 052 (P338989)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338989 |
| 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# bu-qa2-qum# [qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to buqaqum, |
| 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 | Lawwala-Addu |
| 5 | a-na te-er-di-it s,a-bi-im | for the remission of debts |
| 6 | a-na esz3-nun-na{ki} it-ta-la-ak | to Ešnunna he went |
| 7 | u3 a-ta-am-ru-um a-na _sukkal elam_-tim | and Atamarum to the vizier of Elam |
| 8 | ki-a-am isz#-pu-ur um-ma-mi | he wrote thus: |
| 9 | i-nu-ma zi-im-ri-li-im | when Zimrī-Lim |
| 10 | a-na ra-za-ma-a{ki} szu-zu-bi-im | to Rašama he conquered |
| 11 | i-t,e4-eh-hu-u2 | they have sinned |
| 12 | at-ta a-na ma-ti-szu na-ah-bi-it | You are a stranger in his land. |
| 13 | ki-a-am {disz}a-ta-am#-ru#-um# | thus Atamarum |
| 14 | a-na _sukkal elam_-tim isz-pu-[ur] | to the vizier of Elam sent |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na na-asz-pa-ar-ti#-[ia] | for my letter |
| 2 | be-li2 a-ah-szu la i-na-ad-di# | My lord should not give his brother. |
| 3 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 4 | _sukkal elam_-tim s,a-ba-am te-er-di-tam | vizier of the Elamite, holder of the scepter |
| 5 | it-ti la-wi-la-{d}iszkur u2-ul it,-ru-ud | with Lawīl-Adad he did not return. |
| 6 | {disz}la-wi-la-{d}iszkur ri-qu2-us-su2-ma | Lawwala-Addu took it away, and |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er {disz}a-ta-am-ri-im it-tu-ur | to Atamarum returned. |
| 8 | u3 an-ni-ki-a-am _erin2_-um pa-hi-ir-ma | and this army is entrusted, and |
| 9 | re-sza-am u2-ka-al | he will hold the head. |
| 10 | ki-ma asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum | like I constantly send you, |
| 12 | szu-lum zi-im-ri-li-im | well-being of Zimrī-Lîm, |
| 13 | szu-lum um-ma-na-ti-szu | the well-being of his troops |
| 14 | t,e4-em _erin2 elam_-tim u3 _erin2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | news of the Elamite troops and the troops of Ešnunna |
| 15 | [sza] ra#-za-ma#-a{ki} la-wu-u2 | of Rašama, the lawû |
| 16 | [u3 t,e4-em a-li]-im# ra#-za#-ma#-[a{ki}] | and the news of the city of Razama |
| 17 | [szi-ta-ap-pa-ra-am] | a letter |
| 18 | [t,e4-em-ka a-na s,e-ri-ia lu sa-di-ir] | Your report to me should be favourable. |
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