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ARM 14, 004 (P351344)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351344 |
| 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 | i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi-im | in another day |
| 6 | sza _u4 2(u)-kam_ a-wa-tum | of the 20th day the word |
| 7 | ik#-szu-dam um-ma-a-mi | arrived, my mother |
| 8 | {disz}asz-qu2-du-um qa-du-um | Ašqudum, together |
| 9 | _lu2-mesz_ sza it-ti-szu ra-ak-bu | the men who are hostile with him |
| 10 | i-na _{gesz}ma2_ a-gu-um | on a boat of the river |
| 11 | is-hi-ip-szu-ma | seized him, and |
| 12 | a-na szi-im-ti-szu il-li#-ik | to his fate went |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 qa-tam a-na qa-tim-ma | and a hand to the hand |
| 2 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 3 | asz2-ta-ap-ra-am bu-ur-qa-an? | I have written to you (about it): “Burqan(?) |
| 4 | it-ti-szu i-mu-ut | he will die with him. |
| 5 | u3# a-di-ni _lu2-mesz_ ul-lu-ti | and before those men |
| 6 | sza it-ti-szu i-mu-tu u2-ul | Whoever has a claim against him will not succeed. |
| 7 | ta-ki-it-ti a-wa-tim e-sze-me-ma | he heard the utterance of words, and |
| 8 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 9 | a-sza-pa-ra-am | I shall send. |
| 10 | u3 a-na _e2_-ti-szu sza an-na-nu-um | and to his house of this |
| 11 | asz-szum _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ | Concerning the slaves |
| 12 | u3 mi-im-ma la i-ha-ba#-lu | and anything they shall not take away |
| 13 | a-na _lu2-mesz_ a-bu _e2_-tim | to the men of the father of the house |
| left | ||
| 1 | dan-na!(LA)-tim asz-ku-un | I established strongholds. |
Sources & licences
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