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ARM 14, 012 (P351352)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351352 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 qi2-bi2#-ma | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur# | Thus Yaqim-Addu |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 4 | asz-szum er-re-tim sza ha-bu-ur | Concerning the extispicies of Habur |
| 5 | sza s,a-ab-ta-ku t,e4-ma-am _igi_ be-li2-ia asz-ku-un | which I captured, I gave orders before my lord. |
| 6 | [u3 a-na sa]-ga#-ra-tim{ki} ak-szu-ud-ma | and to Sagaratum I conquered and |
| 7 | [s,a-bu-um til-la-tum?] ka#?-lu-sza# pa-t,e4-er | “Father of the complete, all of her(?), be released! |
| 8 | [...]-im | ...-im |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | szi#-pi2#-ir ha-bu-ur sza ib-[...] | “Written according to the wording of a ḫabur tablet that ... |
| 3' | u3 {lu2-mesz}mu-usz-ke-nu-um _amar#-[amar-re hi-a]_-szu#-nu | and the muškēnum-officials of the amarre-service, their wages |
| 4' | sza# pa-ag-ra-i usz-te-er-su-u2-ma# | that the scepter had brought back to him and |
| 5' | um-ma szu-nu-ma _amar-amar-re hi-a_ ni-ir-se-e | Thus they: “The calf of the nirsû-festival |
| 6' | _iti_ e-re-ba-am _u4 8(disz)-kam_ ni-ip-pe2-esz um-ma a-na-ku-ma | month “Enter,’ 8th day, we shall do, thus I: |
| 7' | a-na-ku-u2 pu-ru-sa3-a-am sza _amar-amar#-re hi-a_-szu-nu | I am the guarantor of the calf, their wages |
| 8' | a-qa-ab-be2-e-ku-nu-szi | I shall speak to you |
| 9' | a-na s,e-er be#-li2-ia lu-usz2-pu-ur#-[ma] | let me write to my lord, and |
| 10' | pu-ru-sza3-a-am li-il-qu2-[nim] | may they pluck up. |
| 11' | i-na-an-na szum-ma _amar-amar hi-a#_-[szu-nu] | Now, if they are calfs, their wages |
| 12' | i-pe2-szu an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| left | ||
| 1 | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ram-am# | my lord should write me |
| 2 | _u4 8(disz)-kam amar-amar-re hi-a#_-[szu-nu] | On the 8th day: a calf will be seen with them. |
Sources & licences
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