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ARM 06, 065 (P339002)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339002 |
| 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 | a-lum ma-ri{ki} _e2-gal_-lum u3 ha-al-s,um sza-lim | the city Mari, the palace and the district are well. |
| 4 | a-na sze-im za-ku-tim sza ma-asz-ka-na-tim# | for the barley of the clearing of the granary |
| 5 | ka-ma-si-im a-hu-um u2-ul na-di# | kamasīm (means) brother. I did not know. |
| 6 | [i-na] pa#-ni-tim asz-szum la-wi ra-za-ma-a{ki} | in the past because the people of Rahamaya |
| 7 | u3 at-lu-uk szar-ra-ia a-na be-li2-ia | And I went to my king, my lord. |
| 8 | asz-pu-ra-am a-lum ra-za-ma-a{ki} la-wi | I wrote to you. The man of Rašamâ the man |
| 9 | u3 szar-ra-ia i-na li-ib-bi a-li-szu-ma | and my king in the heart of his city |
| 10 | wa#-szi-ib im-ta-ha-as, | he sat down, he struck. |
| 11 | [u2-s,i2]-ma 5(disz) me s,a-ba-am i-na s,a-bi-im | he went out, and 500 captives in captives |
| 12 | [na-ak-ri]-im# u2-sza-am-qi2-it | he made the enemy bow down. |
| 13 | [...] x x 2(disz) _lu2 aszgab_ ia-sza-bi | ... ... 2 male assag-priests, |
| 14 | [...] u2-sza-bi-lu | ... they brought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | u3 [_lu2]-mesz#_ x x x | and the men ... |
| 3' | x [x] x x [x] ak-nu [...]-szu#-nu | ... I established ... their ... |
| 4' | i-ri-ik u3 a-di sze-em sza asz-[la-ka-a]{ki} | and until the barley of Ašlakā |
| 5' | u2-sze-ri-bu an-ni-tam a-na i-ba-[al-{d}iszkur asz-pu]-ur | I sent this to Ibal-Addu. |
| 6' | u3 e-nu-ut# qar-ni-li-im [asz-sza-ti-szu] | and the dowry of Qarna-līm, his wife |
| 7' | _dumu-mesz_#-szu# u3 _ansze#-hi-a_ sza i-[ra-ka-bu] | his sons and the donkeys that he will bring |
| 8' | a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} [i-ka-asz-sza-du] | to Sagaratum he shall conquer |
| 9' | it-ti _ansze-hi-a_ u3 e-nu-[ut qar-ni-li-im] | with the donkeys and the equipment of the horned wolves |
| 10' | i-na# sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} asz-sza#-[ti-szu u3 _dumu-mesz_-szu] | in Sagaratum his wife and his sons |
| 11' | [u2]-pa-ah-ha-ar asz-szum {munus}du#-[uh-sza-tim] | he shall contest because of Duḫšatim |
| 12' | [sza be]-li2 isz-pu-ra-am a-nu-um-ma _munus#_ [sza-a-ti] | which my lord wrote to me, now that woman |
| 13' | [a-na] s,e#-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-re#-[em] | to my lord I will send. |
| 14' | [u3 asz-szum] 4(disz) _lu2 <giri3>-saga{ga#}-[mesz_ sza u2-sza-ru-szu-nu]-ti | Furthermore, concerning the 4 šaggû-officials, who I sent to them |
| 15' | [sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra]-am# um-ma-a-{mi}mi | As to what my lord wrote to me: |
| 16' | [szum-ma i-na bi-ri]-szu-nu 1(disz) _dumu e2_ t,up-pi2 i-ba-asz-[szi] | If between them 1 son of the house of the tablet there is |
| 17' | [szu-re-szu wa]-ar#-ka-at _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-[ti] | the remainder of those men |
| left | ||
| 1 | [ap]-ru#-us2#-ma _dumu e2_ t,up-pi2 i-na bi-ri-szu-[nu] | I sent, and the son of the house of the tablet between them |
| 2 | u2-ul i-ba#-asz-szi | there is no |
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