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ARM 06, 067 (P339004)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339004 |
| 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 a-la-ak ia-at-ti-in-e-ra-ah | Concerning the journey, Iattin-Erah |
| 6 | it#-ti _ARAD2-mesz_ sza be-li2-ia | with the servants of my lord |
| 7 | asz2-ta-al-ma a-la-ak-szu | I asked, and his journey |
| 8 | u3 it-ti s,a-bi-im-ma# | and with the troops |
| 9 | wa-sza-ab-szu ri-it-tum | the one who dwells in it, a hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 isz-tu ia-at-ti-in-e-ra-ah | and from Yattin-Erah |
| 2 | i-il-la-ku a-na ia-at-ti-<in>-e-ra-ah | they will go to Iatti-Eraḫ |
| 3 | u3 in-na-ha-an sza i-na pa-an _ha-na-mesz_ | and innahan, which before the ḫanānu |
| 4 | i-il-la-ku 2(disz) {tug2}mar-da-tim _us2_ | they will weigh out. 2 mardātum garments, length |
| 5 | be-li2 li-sza-bi-lam | my lord should send me. |
| 6 | u3 szum-ma a-wa-tum8 a-[li]-ka#-at | and if a matter |
| 7 | _1(disz) {gesz}gu-za_ a-na [ia-at-ti-in-e]-ra#-ah | 1 throne for Iattin-erah |
| 8 | be-li2 li-sza#-[bi-lam] | my lord should send me. |
| 9 | a-na-ku a-na be-li2#-[ia sza _ARAD2_-du-ti-ia] | I myself, to my lord, of my servant Abattu |
| 10 | asz#-pu-ra-am be-li2 li#-isz#-ta#-al# | I have written to you, my lord. |
| 11 | sza a-<na> szar#-ru#-ti#-szu t,a3#-[bu li-pu-usz2] | May he do what is pleasing to his kingship. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-tam s,a-bu-um i-na-asz-szi#-ma | Secondly, he will bring the troops and |
| 2 | i-na si-ha-a me-eh-re-et pu-zu-ra-an#[{ki}] | in the street opposite Puzuran |
| 3 | i-bi-it u3 i-sze-er-ma usz-te-esz-sze-er | “He saw and he looked at, and then he made it come to an end. |
Sources & licences
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