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ARM 14, 003 (P351343)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351343 |
| 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 ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur | Thus Yaqim-Addu |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | _lu2-tur_ sza ma-ah-ri-ia | the boy who before me |
| 6 | ma-ru-us, sza-ap-la-nu-um | “It is a šalānum-disease’s disease— |
| 7 | uz#-ni-szu | his ears |
| 8 | s,i2-tum u2-s,e2-em | “Since I have come out, |
| 9 | 2(disz) {lu2}a-zu-u2 | 2 Azû, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ma-ah-ri-ia u2-s,a-ma-du-szu-ma | who had come before me, they seized him, and |
| 2 | si-im-ma-szu u2-ul i-na-ki-ir x | (Sum) He will not cut off his hair (Akk) His hair will not be cut off |
| 3 | i-na-an-<<x x>>-na x ru | Now ... |
| 4 | {lu2}a-zu mar!-da-ma-an-ia-am | Your servant, my spouse |
| 5 | u2-lu-ma 1(disz) {lu2}a-zu | or one Azu |
| 6 | ha-ka-<<x x>>-am | I shall ... |
| 7 | be-li2 li-it,-ru-dam-ma | my lord may send me, and |
| 8 | si2-im-ma-am sza _lu2-tur_ | a copy of the child |
| 9 | li-mu-ur-ma | may he see and |
| 10 | u3 li-is,-mi-is-su2 | and may they release him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ak-ki-ma u4-um | I did, and the day |
| 2 | si-im-mi-szu la i-ri-[ku] | his fate will not be decided. |
Sources & licences
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