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ARM 14, 006 (P351346)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351346 |
| 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# szu#-nu-uh-[ra-ha-lu-u2] | to Šunuḫarahalu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma# [ia-qi2]-im-{d}iszkur | Thus Yaqim-Addu |
| 4 | ra-im-ka#-a-ma | your love, and |
| 5 | a-nu-um-ma asz-szum _gu4_-ia sza# i-gi-si#-im# | Herewith, concerning my ox that is missing |
| 6 | sza# i-na ku-ub-ri-szu# i#-ha#-szu | who in his shackles seized |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia asz-pu]-ra-am | I wrote to my lord. |
| 8 | ul-la-nu-um _gu4_ [sza-a]-tu# _sag_ | In the future, that ox, the head |
| 9 | _gu4#_-ma dam-qa-am [u2]-ul# i-szu | He is an ox, and he has no good fortune. |
| 10 | isz-tu sza _gu4 hi-a_ sza i-gi#-[si]-im# | After that of the oxen of the zodiacal sign |
| 11 | u2-sza-ka-lu ma-ti-ma | they shall hold. At any time |
| 12 | ul!-la!-nu-um! al#-pi2-im# an-ni-i-[im] | This is an alpim prayer of mine |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [i]-na-an-na szum#-[ma i-na ki-na-tim] | Now, if in truth |
| 5 | ra-i-mi at-ta [...] | You are the love of ... |
| 6 | tup-pi _lugal_ li-il#-[li]-kam#-ma | Let the king come and |
| 7 | _gu4_ sza-a-tu i-na _gesz-[ma2]_ lu-sza-ar-ki-ba-am#-ma | that ox in a boat let me sail, and |
| 8 | lu-us2-ki-pa-am# as#-su2#-ur-ri | I shall remove my inscription. |
| 9 | i-na qa-ab-[li]-it gi#-ir#-ri-im | in the middle of the forest |
| 10 | _gu4_ szu-u2 i-[ha]-asz-ma szi-ir#-szu# i-qa2-al-li-il# | He is an ox, he spits out and his horns roar. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _lu2-muhaldim_ li-it,-ru-du-nim-ma | 1 cook, let them bring me, and |
| 12 | it-ti _gu4_ i-na _{gesz}ma2_ li-ir-ka#-ab | with an ox on a boat may he enter. |
| 13 | ak-ki-ma _dingir_ ia! i-di-in# | I trusted in the god who gave me |
| 14 | i-nu-ma _gu4_ i-ha-asz-szu# | when an ox is seized |
| 15 | na-pi2-isz-ta-szu u2#-[ta-ar-ru-ma] | his life they shall return, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | szi-ir-szu a-na _e2-gal_-lim i!-ir#-ri-bu# | he will enter the palace. |
| 2 | i-na an-ne2-tim ra-i-mu-ut-ka lu-mu-ur | May I see your love in this very way. |
| 3 | u4-ma tup-pi2 te!-sze-em-mu-u2 qa-tam i-na qa-tim | When you hear the tablet, the hand in the hand |
| 4 | me-he-er tup-pi-ia szu-bi-lam | Send me a copy of my tablet! |
Sources & licences
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