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ARM 06, 076 (P339013)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 06, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339013 |
| 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 | [lu-u2] it-tum-ma sza i-nu-ma | or with it, that when |
| 6 | [i-na me]-eh#-re-et ku-ul-hi-tim{ki} | in front of Kulḫtim |
| 7 | [la-ma szi]-hi#-it, sza-am-szi-im | 'Let the wind blow!' |
| 8 | [be-li2 u2]-ri#-id-ma is3-se-en6-<ni>-ma | My lord sent me, and he asked me |
| 9 | [u2-sza-al]-li-im | he filled |
| 10 | [it-ti ia]-gi#-ih-{d}iszkur be-li2 iq-be2-em | with Iagih-Addu my lord said |
| 11 | [lu-u2] it#-tum i-nu-ma | or with him, when |
| 12 | [i-na ka-ra-asz2 ap]-pa-an{ki} | in the quay of Appan |
| 13 | [a-na be-li2-ia] ki#-a-am aq-bi# | I said to my lord thus: |
| 14 | [um-ma a-na-ku]-ma | thus I: |
| 15 | [u4-ma-am ma]-a-at ia#-[mi]-na#{ki#} | When the land of Yamina |
| 16 | [a-na qa-ti]-ka# na#-[ad-na-at] | It is given in your hand. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 ma]-a-tum szi-i s,u2#-[ba]-at# | and that land is in distress |
| 2 | [ak]-ka#-di-im-ma hu-lu#-[pa]-at | I conquered, and the destruction |
| 3 | [be-li2] qa#-qa-ad szar-ru-ti-szu# li#-ka-bi-it | My lord, may his kingship be established. |
| 4 | [ki-ma] _lugal ha-na-mesz_ at-ta | You, like the king of Haneans, |
| 5 | [u3] sza#-ni-isz _lugal_ ak-ka-di-im at-ta | Further, you are a king of Akkad. |
| 6 | [be-li2] i-na _ansze-kur-ra_-hi-a_ la i-ra-ka-ab | my lord shall not ride in horses |
| 7 | [i-na] {gesz}nu-ba-lim u3 _ansze-hi-a_ ku-da-ni-ma | with a scepter and a donkey are tied, and |
| 8 | be#-[li2] li-ir-ka-am-ma qa-qa-ad szar-ru-ti-szu | May my lord come to me and make his kingship surpassing. |
| 9 | li-ka-bi-it an-ne2-tim a-na be-li2-ia ad-bu-bu | I shall speak this to my lord. |
| 10 | a-lum ma-ri{ki} _e2-gal_-lum# | the city Mari, the palace |
| 11 | u3 ha-al-s,um ka-lu#-szu sza-[lim] | and the district, all of it, is well. |
| 12 | a-na na-s,a-ar a-lim ma-[ri{ki}] | for the guard of the city of Mari |
| 13 | a-hu-um [u2-ul na-di] | a brother shall not give |
| 14 | be-li2 a-la-kam [li-pu-usz] | my lord, may I go. |
| 15 | ar-hi-isz be-li2 li-ik-szu#-[dam-ma] | quickly, my lord should arrive, and |
| 16 | li-ib-bi ma-ti-szu li-[ni-ih] | May the heart of his land be pacified |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,a-bu-um a-szar a-la#-[ki-im li-li-ik u3 be-li2] | May the troops go where I go, and may my lord |
| 2 | a-na ma-ri{ki} li-li-kam# [li-ib-bi ma-ti-szu li-ni-ih] | to Mari go! May the heart of his land be at ease! |
| 3 | _iti#_ a-bi-im _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-[kam_ t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam] | That month, the 21st day, I sent this tablet to my lord. |
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