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ARM 14, 013 (P351353)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351353 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma# | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ia-qi-im-{d}iszkur | Thus Yaqim-Addu |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 4 | i-nu-ma s,a-bu-um sza ha-la-as, ma-ri{ki} u3 s,a-bu-um# | When the troops of the division of Mari and the troops |
| 5 | sza ha-la-as, ter-qa{ki} a-na szi-pi2-ir mu-ba-al-[li-t,a3-tim] | of Halaṣ of Terqa for the work of Muballiṭat |
| 6 | sza {d}halib it-bu-u2 a-na-ku it-ti-szu-nu# [et-be2] | of Ḫālibu he erected, I together with them |
| 7 | _lu2-mesz_ tap-pu-ia ip-t,u2-ru-ma a-na _e2 hi-a#_-szu-nu | the men who had entrusted themselves with me, to the house of their relatives |
| 8 | ur-ta-am-mu-u2 a-na-ku isz-tu [{d}]halib# [at]-ta#-al-kam#-ma | I went away from Habūl and |
| 9 | ki-ma pa-ni-ia-ma a-na ha-bu-ur szu-usz2-szu-ri#-im# | Just as before me to the king, my lord |
| 10 | at-ta-la-ak i-nu-ma s,a-bu-um ha-al-s,a-ni | When the troops of the forts |
| 11 | a-na {i7#}i-szi-im ia-ah#-du#-li#-im# it#-bu-u2 | to the Išum canal he dug. |
| 12 | a-tu-ur-ma it-ti-szu-nu it-be2 szu-nu ip-t,u2#-ru#-ma# | I returned, and with them, a message was sent, and |
| 13 | a-na _e2 hi-a_-szu#-nu it-ta-al-ku a-na-ku ap-t,u2-ra#-[am]-ma# | they went to the house of their relatives. I opened it and |
| 14 | a-na ha-bu-ur# usz-te-sze-er it#-ti _lu2-mesz_ tap-pi2-ia et#-be2-e-em | I have turned into a thief. With the men of my companions, I have become hostile. |
| 15 | u3 wa-ta-ar#-ti ha-bu-ur e-ep#-pe2-esz15# | and afterwards he will perform the ḫabur-service. |
| 16 | ha-bu-ur ki-ma _i7_-im i-szi-im ia#-ah-[du]-li-im | “Habūr, like a river, I am frightened. |
| 17 | u3 ki-ma _i7_-im {d}halib i-sza-aq#-qe2-em#? | and like a canal Ḫābim he shall take |
| 18 | ma-ti-ma s,a-bu-um sza sza-qi2-ti-szu u2-ul it#-be2#-[em-ma] | No one shall have the right to raise a claim against him. |
| 19 | me-er-qi-it ha-bu-ur u2-ul u2-da-an-ni#-[in] | He did not give me a requital of justice. |
| 20 | 6(disz) mu-ba-al-li-t,a3-tum sza ah-zi [...] | 6 (mana wool for) Muballiṭatum, belonging to Ahzi |
| 21 | x a-ia-szi-im# ma-an-nu-um li-ki-il5-la-asz-[szi-na-ti] | ... who can help them? |
| 22 | i-nu-ma me-e a-na a-tap-pa-tim i#-il#-[...] | When the water to the tappātum ... |
| 23 | i-na {gesz hi-a}ta-ar-ku-ul#-[la-tim] | with a taharkūlu tree |
| 24 | 3(disz) li-me {gesz hi-a}szu-[ri-im] | 3 eponymy of šurīm trees |
| 25 | mu-ba-al-li-t,a3-tim u3# [...] | Muballiṭātum and ... |
| 26 | ha#?-bu-ur u2-ba-an i-na-asz#-[szi?-ma?] | he will carry the ubānu-shield and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {gesz hi-a}ta-ar-ku-ul-la-tim i-na [...] | a tarkullātum tree in |
| 2 | {gesz hi-a}szu-rum! sza _u4 1(u)-kam_ ip-pi2-szu-ma a-[...] | a date palm tree that on the 10th day he pruned and |
| 3 | mu-ba-al-li-t,a3-tim i-na-ad-du-u2 | they will give to him. |
| 4 | i-ha-al-li-iq ma-na-ha-tim ma-da-tim# | he will destroy the settlements of the lands. |
| 5 | a-na ha-bu-ur a-al-la-ak u3 me-er-qi2-[szu? am-ma-ar-ma] | I went to the city Habur, and I saw its damage. |
| 6 | asz-szum s,a-bi-im la-pa-tim a-na me-er-qi2-it ha-[bu-ur] | Concerning the old troops, for the requisition of the governor |
| 7 | du-un-nu-nim a-na ba-ah-di-li-im 5(disz)-szu ar#?-[...] | “Dunnunum for Baḫdi-Līm, 5 times |
| 8 | a-pa-lum-ma u2-ul i-ip-pa-la-an-ni# | (but) he will not listen to me. |
| 9 | a-la-nu-ma i-na da-ba-bi-im qa-du la i-pu-la#-an-ni# | Wherever he goes, when he speaks, until he does not answer me |
| 10 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz2-tap-ra-am mu-ba-al-li-t,a3-tim# | I have sent to my lord, the one who keeps me alive. |
| 11 | be-li2 i-na {d}halib i-pu-usz2-ma isz-te-et-ma mu#-ba#-al#-li#-it,-t,um | My lord performed (the ritual) with the god Ḫābi, and afterwards he (the god) Muballiṭṭu |
| 12 | sza _gesz hi-a_ i-ba-asz-szi a-na mu-ba-al-li-it,-t,im sza-a-ti | that a tree there is, for this lubālītum-plant |
| 13 | ha-la-as, ma-ri{ki} ka-a-ia-<<a-ia>>-ni i-la-su-um-ma | the lands of Mari and Ka’iāni he conquered and |
| 14 | u2-ul i-ka-asz-sza-ad 6(disz) mu-ba-al-li-t,a3-tim a-ia-szi-im | 6 muballiṭātum vessels of mine |
| 15 | ma-an-nu-um li-ki-il5-lam i-na-an-na 4(disz) am-ma-tim ha-bu-ur | Now, the four quarters (of the world) are in tears. |
| 16 | im-la-am-ma ka-lu-ma a-na sza me-e-ma i-tu-ur | “He sat down, all of it, and returned to what he had left. |
| 17 | ke-se2-er-tum sza e-le-nu-um bi-it-qi2-im sza-ap-la-nu-um mu-ba-al-li#-it,#-t,im# | The kēsertum of the upper part is the requisition of the lower part. |
| 18 | sza# a-na-ku u3 ki-ib-ri-{d}da-gan ni-ik-si2-ru | which I and Kibrī-Dagan imposed |
| 19 | ih-he-el-s,i2-ma ak-si2-ir szi-i-tu i-na-an-na sza-ni-isz | “He sinned, and I took away that man’s life. Now, alternatively, |
| 20 | ih-he-el-s,i2-ma a-na ke-s,e2-ri-sza qa-tam asz-ku-un | (Sum) She smashed the brickwork and placed it in her hand. (Akk) She demolished it and placed (it) in its hand. |
| 21 | u3 bi-it-qum sza ni#-is#-ki?-ru# ih-si-ma 2(disz) a-ta-tum | and the “bītqû of the niskrīru-shield(?) he removed, and 2 aattu-stones |
| 22 | sza {gesz hi-a}szu#-ri-im isz-[sza-ak]-na# szi-ip-ra-nu-u2# | that a šurīm tree had planted, the work |
| 23 | ma#?-du u2-ul# sza e-mu-qi2-ia# be#-li2# ba-ah#-di#-[li-im] | My lord should not be ashamed of my strength |
| 24 | [li]-wa-e-er-ma 2(disz) me s,a-ba-am li-it,-ru#-[dam-ma] | 'Let him look, and let him bring me 200 captives, and |
| 25 | me-er-qi2-it ha-bu-ur# lu#-da#-an-ni-[in] | May he give me a scepter of justice. |
| 26 | a-szar ke-se2-er-tim# an-ni-tim# bi-it-[qum] | Where truth is sought out, this is the case. |
| 27 | ib-ba-at-ta-aq-ma ma-am-ma-an | shall be seized, and nobody |
| 28 | se2-ke-er-szu u2-ul i-li-i | (Sum) He did not go to his temple, (Akk) His temple was not a temple, |
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