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ARM 06, 058 (P338995)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338995 |
| 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 be-li2-ia] | to my lord |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma ba-ah]-di-li-im | thus Bahdi-Lim |
| 4 | [ARAD2]-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | asz-szum t,e4-em _lu2_ su#-ti-i-_mesz_ | Concerning the news of the Sutians: |
| 6 | sza am-sza-lim me-ni-hu-um isz-pu-ra-am | which Amšallim sent me a message about. |
| 7 | a-na t,e4-mi-im sza-a-tu la-ma-di-im | For that report, I did not see. |
| 8 | asz-pu-ur-ma me-ni-hu-um | I wrote and a measure |
| 9 | ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi | he wrote me thus: |
| 10 | 1(disz) _lu2_ su-tu-u2 sza pa-na-nu-um | 1 Sutû-man, before Nannum |
| 11 | [i]-nu-ma a-na _iti lu2-mesz_ su#-tu-u2 | when in the month the Sutû people |
| 12 | _[udu-hi]-a_ i-sza-hi-t,u2 il-li-kam-ma | they slaughtered the sheep, came and |
| 13 | sze-pi2 ik-bu-su2 i-na-an-na U4-ma | Now, on the day |
| 14 | il-li-kam-ma ki-a-am iq-be2-em | came and said thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma-a-mi 3(u) _lu2_ su-tu-u2 | the following: 30 Sutean men |
| 2 | sza _udu-hi-a_-szu-nu u2-sza-am-qi2-tu | of their sheep they slaughtered |
| 3 | a-na sza-ha-ti-im uk-ta#-as,#-s,i2-ra-am | to the šāḫātum-office he has entrusted |
| 4 | u3 i-na-an-na pa-ha-rum-ma i-pa-ah-hu-ur | And now the governor will seek it. |
| 5 | an-ni-tam _lu2_ szu-u2 iq-be2-em-ma | this man said, and |
| 6 | a-na za-bi-lim ma-szi-im u3 ka#-ap-ra-tim | For the clearing of claims and claims |
| 7 | sza# ha-al-s,i2-ia u2-ba-ar-ri | of my district he shall remove |
| 8 | [an]-ni#-tam# me-ni-hu-um isz-pu-ra-am | This is what he wrote to me: |
| 9 | [u3 a-nu]-um#-ma t,up-pi2 me-ni-hi-im | And now, a copy of the measure |
| 10 | [sza a-na s,e]-ri-ia u2-sza-bi-lam | which he sent to my country |
| 11 | [a-na s,e-er be]-li2-ia usz-ta-bi-la-asz-szu | I have sent him to the side of my lord. |
| 12 | [wa-bi-il t,up]-pi2#-szu | he carried off his tablet. |
| 13 | [a-na be-li2-ia at,-t,a3]-ar#-[dam] | I have sent to my lord. |
| 14 | [be-li2 li-sza]-al#-szu | my lord may ask him. |
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