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ARM 06, 071 (P339008)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339008 |
| 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]-na# ha#-na-at{ki} ak-szu-ud-ma | I conquered Hanat and |
| 4 | [t,e4-ma]-am sza asz-szum na-sa3-ah a-la-ne2-e | News of the nasaḫ ritual concerning the alānû ritual |
| 5 | [sza isz]-tu# mu-ul-ha-an{ki} sza-ap-li-isz | which from Mullhan above |
| 6 | [t,e4-ma-am] sza#-a-tu ma-ha-ar me-ep-ti-im | This report is before the extispicy. |
| 7 | [aq-be2-e]-em# {disz}ki-ib-si2-{d}iszkur | I said: Kibsi-Addu |
| 8 | [isz-ta]-al#-ma# [um-ma-mi] | he asked, and the following: |
| 9 | [...] i-ba-asz | ... there is |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | um-ma#? [be-li2-ma] a#-hi#-[e-ba-al] | Thus (says) my lord: Ahi-ebal |
| 2' | i-na ha-na-at{ki#} [mi]-ma#-a t,up-pi2 la [i-sze-me] | In Hanat no tablet has been heard. |
| 3' | asz-szum a-hi-e-ba-al la szu-usz2-mi-im | Because he is not satisfied with the aḫī-ebal |
| 4' | be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni _lu2_ sza-a-tu | my lord has entrusted to me that man |
| 5' | a-na-ku a-na la szu-usz2-mi-im u3 me-ep-tu-u2 | I (am) one who does not fear and tremble. |
| 6' | id-ni-nam um-ma-a-mi asz-szum _lu2_ sza-a-tu | he gave to me, saying: “That man |
| 7' | a-na-ku a-ta-na-ap-pa-al | I keep wailing. |
| 8' | sza#-ni#-tam# asz-szum _{gesz}ma2-tur-hi-a_ sza it-ti-ia | Furthermore, concerning the turhu boat that is with me |
| 9' | [il-li]-ka me-ep-tu-u2 a-wa-tam ki-a-am is,-ba-tam | He has come, a broken word has seized me in the same way. |
| 10' | [um]-ma#-a-mi _{gesz}ma2-tur-hi-a_ szi-na-ti | “The names of those turḫu boats |
| 11' | [u3] _lu2 szu-pesz-mesz 1(disz)-am3_ | and the cooks, one |
| 12' | a#-sza#-ma-am-ma ka-ra-am | I want to say to you: |
| 13' | [sza] ia-ab-li-ia{ki} li-ki-lu | of Yabliya may they eat |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [a]-na s,e-ri-ia# [...] | ... to my country ... |
| 3 | sza# be-li2-ia ma-x [...] | of my lord |
| 4 | [ik]-szu#-ud i-na-an-na szum#-[ma ...] | Now, if ... |
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