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ARM 06, 054 (P338991)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338991 |
| 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 | to Baḫdi-Lim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma | Thus Hammurapi: |
| 4 | s,a#-ba-am ka-bi-it-tam | a mighty army |
| 5 | [a-na] s,e-er zi-im-ri-li-im | to Zimrī-Lîm |
| 6 | [at,]-t,a2-ra#-ad | I have sent to you. |
| 7 | ki-ma ti#-[du]-u2 | like Tidû |
| 8 | ge-er-rum sza s,a-bu-um i-il-la-ku | (Sum) The ṣabû-demon will go (Akk) The herdsman of the troops will go |
| 9 | ne-e-si | |
| 10 | szu-lu-um zi-im-ri-li-im | Šulum Zimrī-Lîm, |
| 11 | szu-lu-um s,a-bi-szu | Šulum, his arm |
| 12 | szu-lu-um s,a-bi-im | a šulum weapon |
| 13 | sza a-na s,e-er zi-im-ri-li-im | who to Zimrī-Lîm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | at,#-ru-du# | I have sent. |
| 2 | t,e4-em a-lim ra-za-ma-a{ki} | news of the important one of Razama |
| 3 | u3 t,e4-em _erin2_ na-ak-ri-im | and the report of the enemy troops |
| 4 | sza ra#-za-ma-a{ki} | of Rašama |
| 5 | la-wu#-u2 | |
| 6 | [szi]-ta-ap-pa-ra-am | written down |
| 7 | [te4]-em-ka | your counsel |
| 8 | [a]-na# s,e-ri-ia | to my country |
| 9 | lu sa-di-ir | may it be smashed. |
Sources & licences
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