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ARM 06, 053 (P338990)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338990 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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# | to Baḫdi-Lim |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-a-tim | Now the tablets |
| 5 | a-na zi-im-ri-li-im | to Zimrī-Lîm |
| 6 | usz-ta-bi-lam | he sent to me. |
| 7 | t,e4-mu-um szu-u2 sza ha-ma-t,i-im | This is the report of Hamaṭum. |
| 8 | t,up-pa-a-tim szi-na-ti | Those tablets |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er zi-im-ri-li-im | to Zimrī-Lîm |
| 10 | szu-bi-il | send! |
| 11 | u3 t,e4-em na-ak-ri-im | and news of the enemy |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ta-al-ma-du | that you saw |
| 2 | szu-up-ra-am | send! |
Sources & licences
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