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ARM 06, 064 + A 02547 (P339001)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 064 + A 02547 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339001 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ba-ah-di-li-im _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | Thus Bahdi-Lim, your servant: |
| 3 | asz-szum sza _lu2-kur2_ ba-za-ha-tam id-da-ar-sa3-am-ma | because of the enemy a scepter he shall strike, and |
| 4 | u3 s,a-ba-am sza ki-ma la-pa-tim il-pu-tu | and the captives who have been captured like a ghost, |
| 5 | sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am a-na an-ni-tim [be]-li2# | As to what my lord wrote to me: "To this my [lo]rd |
| 6 | la i-'a4-ad-da-ar i-na s,a-bi-im ki-bi-it-[tim] | he will not be able to compare with one another. |
| 7 | ba-za-ha-tam i-la-ap-pa-tu u3 s,a-[ba-am] | “Bazaḫātum-disease, ilappatu-illness, and ṣabam-illnê, |
| 8 | i-la-ap#-pa-tu-ma a-na an-ni-tim be#-[li2] | they will shave, and to this my lord |
| 9 | pa-an {d}da-gan {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur-ma be-li2 li-ta#-[ap-li-is] | Before Dagan, Šamaš and Adad my lord may he be attentive. |
| 10 | a-di pa-an {d}da-gan {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur | until Dagan, Šamaš and Adad |
| 11 | be-li it-ta-na-ap-la-su a-na _{gesz}tukul-hi-a_ e-pe2-szi-im | my lord has continually sinned against me with weapons. |
| 12 | be-li2 la i-ha-am-mu-ut, u3 _lu2-kur2_ sza-a-tu be-li2 la i?-x-du | My lord should not be afraid, and that enemy should not . |
| 13 | i-ta-ab-bu-lu-um-ma li-ta-ab-ba-al-szu i-nu-[ma] | he will speak with him, and they will speak to him. When |
| 14 | {d}da-gan {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur _dingir-mesz_ an-nu-tu# | Dagan, Šamaš and Adad, these gods |
| 15 | a-an-nam i-ta-ap-lu-ka u3 te-re-tu-ka# [sza-al-ma] | Now, your words and your utterances are sound. |
| 16 | i-na u4-mi-szu be-li2 _{gesz}tukul-hi-a_ [li-pu-usz] | At that time, my lord may perform my weapons. |
| 17 | isz-tu i-na ha-al-s,i2#-[ia-ma] | from my district |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ul-mu-um be-li2 la i-[na-a4'-'i3-id] | The well-being of my lord should not be forgotten. |
| 2 | be-li2 li-it-ta-al-la#-[ka-am] | My lord should come here. |
| 3 | i-na qa-at be-li2-ia a#-[na-ku-ma] | from the hand of my lord I myself |
| 4 | a-na zi-im te-re-ti-ka a-ta-[al-la-ak] | I went to the beginning of your extispicy. |
| 5 | u3 mi-nu-um an-ne2-e-ta-an sza i-na# [um-ma-na-tim] | and whatever else in the future |
| 6 | qa-al-la-tim i-na ba-za-<ha>-tim be-li2 i-la-ku | (Sum) My lord goes to the quay in prayer (Akk) The qallātu-priestess goes at the bazâtu service |
| 7 | isz#-tu#-ma li#-ib#-bi i'2-'i3-du na-s,a-ar pa-ag-ri-im u2-ul | As soon as the heart is happy, there will be no guard of the enemy. |
| 8 | ad#-[di] am#-mi-nim be-li2 x a x [x-x] qa#-du# ba-za-ha-tim [qa]-la#-tim | Why, my lord, ... together with the cult centers of the quay? |
| 9 | i-la#-[ku-u2] i-na ki-bi-it-tim-ma be-li2 li#-[il-li-ik] | May my lord go in peace. |
| 10 | sza-ni-tam s,a-bu-um pa-t,e4-ru ib-szu-ma | Secondly, a ṣabum-demon was born and |
| 11 | u3 i-na a-la-ne2-e iq-bu-nim-ma | and in the city he said to me, and |
| 12 | s,a-ba-am sza ki-ma i-mu-ru-nim | a captive who, like they saw |
| 13 | u2-sza-a'2-'i3-id u3 at,-ru-dam | he shall be released and I shall be brought to you. |
| 14 | a?-wa?-tim be-li2 a-na _lu2 gal mar-tu-mesz_ | the words of my lord to the great Martu |
| 15 | u3 _gal ku5-mesz_ li-da-an-ni-in-ma li#-hi-t,u2-ma | and the chief of the thieves should give me, and they should cut off, and |
| 16 | u3 s,a-ba-am i-na qa-ti-szu-nu | and a captive in their hands |
| 17 | la u2-wa-sza-ru-nim | they shall not release me. |
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