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ARM 06, 069 (P339006)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 069 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339006 |
| 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 Baḫdi-Lim |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | [u4]-mu s,a-bi-im i-ta-ar-ku# <i-na> de-ri-im#{ki} | “The day of the enemy has passed, in Eridu |
| 6 | [isz-tu _u4] 2(u)#?-kam_ wa-asz-[bu] | From the 20th day he will reside. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u4-ma-am s,a-[bu-um li-nu-uh-ma] | 'May the storm calm down, and |
| 2' | u3 _nig2-gub_ li-ip#-tu#-un | and a propitious omen |
| 3' | ur-ra-am mu-usz-te-er-ta-am ma-li | In the future, when I return, |
| 4' | ri-ik-si sza a-na be-li2-ia aq-bu-u2 | the contract which I spoke to my lord |
| 5' | [a]-na _gal ku5-mesz_ u3 _nu-banda3-mesz_ | to the chief of the fishers and the captains |
| 6' | li-ib-lu-nim u3 {gesz}za-am-ra-tim _zabar_ | may they bring, and a bronze scepter |
| 7' | [a]-na# _ha-na#-mesz_ ma-li i-ba-asz-sze-e | there is a lot of land in cultivation. |
| 8' | li#-ib#-[lu]-nim# na-ab-la-am _ha-na-mesz_ | Let them bring me the steles of the granaries! |
| 9' | u2-ul [i-szu] sza-ni-tam szum-ma | a second one if |
| 10' | _{gesz}gu-za_ a-na a-li-ik pa-an s,a-bi-im | the throne to go before the troops |
| 11' | be-li2 i-na-ad-di-in _{gesz}gu-za_ | my lord shall give. The throne |
| 12' | li-ib-lu-nim | may they bring. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 1(disz) _ARAD2_ be-li2-ia# sza# it#-[ti s,a-bi-im i-la-ku] | and one servant of my lord who goes with the troops |
| 2 | a-di s,a-ba-am um-ma-na-tim# [u2-sza-ak-x] | until the capture of the troops he made |
| 3 | be-li2# li-it,-ru-dam# | my lord may be reconciled |
Sources & licences
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