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ARM 06, 055 (P338992)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338992 |
| 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 szu-nu-uh-ra-ha-[lu]-u2 | to Šunuḫarahalu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ba-ah-di-li-im-ma | Thus Baḫdi-Lim: |
| 4 | {disz}ma-na-ta-an _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni | Manatan, sons of Ummeni |
| 5 | u3 s,a-ba-am sza# _kaskal#?_-na#?-am | and the troops of the campaign(?) |
| 6 | a-la-kam la i-le-'u5-u2 | they will not go on a business trip. |
| 7 | ih-szu-sza-am-ma it,-ru-dam | he sinned, and he fled. |
| 8 | u3 s,a-ba-am a-li-ik-tam | and the ṣabām-offering of the journey |
| 9 | u2-ul it,-ru-dam | he shall not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma | Now, herewith |
| 2 | t,up-pa-am a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | a tablet to the king |
| 3 | u2-sza-bi-lam t,e4-ma-am sza-a-tu | he sent. That report |
| 4 | _lugal_ szu-qi2-il-ma | the king shall entrust, and |
| 5 | u3 s,a-ba-am ma-li sza _lugal_ | and the capture of the king |
| 6 | i-is-si2-ku-szu li-isz-t,u2-ra-am-ma | may he write me, and |
| 7 | s,a-ba-am a-li-ik-tam | “Sealed, I go’ |
| 8 | li#-it,-ru-dam u3 s,i2-di-is-su2-nu# | let them be brought, and their ṣidīšu |
| 9 | li-il-qu2-nim | may they take. |
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