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ARM 14, 008 (P351348)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351348 |
| 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-mesz}su-ga-gu sza ha#-al#-s,i2-im | the sugagu-officials of the district |
| 6 | asz-szum# _dingir-mesz_ sza i-na sa#-ga-ra-tim{ki} | Concerning the gods who in Sagaratum |
| 7 | u3 bad3{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im | and Bad-Yaḫad-Līm, |
| 8 | ka-lu-u2 i-na a-wa-tim# | all in a word |
| 9 | ki-a-am is,-ba-tu-ni-in-ni5# | thus seized me |
| 10 | um-ma-a-mi _amar-amar#-[re hi-a_-ma] | The following: I have seen a calf and |
| 11 | _dingir-mesz_ wa-asz-sze-er#-[ma] | the gods are attentive, and |
| 12 | i-na _e2 hi-a_-szu#-nu# | in their houses |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _amar#-amar#-re_ li#-iq#-qu2#-szu#-nu-szi-im | May a calf devour them. |
| 2 | u3# asz-szum be-li2 la a-sza-lu | And because my lord does not ask |
| 3 | _dingir-mesz_ u2-ul u2-wa-sze-er | the gods shall not release. |
| 4 | i-na-an-na szum-ma _dingir-mesz_ | Now, if the gods |
| 5 | a-na kap-ra-tim{ki} _hi-a#_ u2-ta-asz-sza-ru | to Kaprātum he returned the wages. |
| 6 | u3# szum#-ma# la u2#-ta-asz-sza-ru | and if they do not release |
| 7 | [an]-ni#-tam la# an-ni-tam be-li2 | This is not the case, my lord |
| 8 | [li]-isz#-pu-ra-am-ma | let him write to me, and |
| 9 | [sza qa-be2-e] be-li2-ia lu-pu-usz2 | of the command of my lord I may do |
Sources & licences
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