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ARM 14, 028 (P351368)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351368 |
| 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 | [ki]-ma# sza be-li2# u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni# | As my lord has instructed me |
| 6 | {lu2#}s,a-ba#-am# ma#-<<da>>-dam u3 _gu4 hi-a#_ | the šabatâm-officer is to be hired, and the oxen |
| 7 | al#-pu-ut-ma a-na la-as-qi2-im | I wrote and to the lāšu-official |
| 8 | al#-li-ik 2(disz) _{gesz}ma2 gal hi-a#_ | I marched. Two large boats |
| 9 | [ma]-al-le-e u2-ra-ak-[ki]-is3-ma | he smote, and |
| 10 | [_na4_] sze-ti qa-du-um [...] x | stone of barley together with ... ... |
| 11 | x x ga-ar-ri-[x] | ... ...; |
| 12 | x x [x]-im#?-sza | ... her |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na] _{gesz#}ma2 [hi-a]_ usz#-ta-ar-ki#-ib# | for a hired boat he set up. |
| 2 | asz-szum i-na#? szu#?-li#-i-sza#-ma# | because in her hand |
| 3 | la i-da-al-li-pu _na4_ szi-i | that stone |
| 4 | e-pu-qa-am i-szu | he has taken. |
| 5 | _{lu2}ma2-lah5-mesz_ tak2-lu-tim | the skilled boatmen |
| 6 | u3 2(u) {lu2}s,a-ba-am a-na szu-ul-qu2-ut | and 20 ṣabām-officials for slaughter |
| 7 | _na4_ sze-ti asz-ku-un u3 i-nu-ma# | I deposited the stone of barley, and when |
| 8 | at-ta-al-kam x x x x an? [...] | I went |
| 9 | _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ u2-ul# [...] x-nim#? | The boat did not |
| 10 | a-na-ku i-na? la#? [...] x | I in ... |
| 11 | nu-ba-at-tam a-na sa#-[ga-ra-tim{ki}] | the nubattam to Sagaratum |
| 12 | ak-szu-dam mu-usz-te-[er]-tam# | I have completed, I have reorganized. |
| left | ||
| 1 | tup-pi2 an-ne2-e-em a-na s,e-er be-[li2-ia] | This tablet to my lord |
| 2 | u2-sza-bi-lam | he sent. |
Sources & licences
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