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ARM 14, 029 (P351369)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351369 |
| 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] 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#-ma# | your love, and |
| 5 | _lugal_ asz-szum _e2?_ x x x x x [e]-pe2-szi-im | the king concerning the house of ... to build |
| 6 | isz-pu-ra-am wa-ar-ka-tam# ap#-ru#-us2#-ma | later on I sent word, and |
| 7 | {lu2-mesz}ki-<na>-tu#-u2# i-na qa-at# [{lu2}]ab#-bi _e2_-tim | the citizens from the hands of the house-enterers |
| 8 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi i-na-an-na# | there is none. Now |
| 9 | a-nu#-um#-ma ki-ma {lu2}ki-na#-tu#-u2 | Now, like the kinātu |
| 10 | [i-na] qa-at# ab-bi# _e2_-tim | from the hand of the house elders |
| 11 | [la i-ba-asz-szu-u2 ...] | they do not have . |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [u2]-ul# u2-[...] | I did not ... |
| 14 | a#-na s,e-er# [...] | ... to the sheepfold |
| 15 | er-sza-[am?-ma?] | Ershama(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 16 | _lugal_ szu-qi-il-ma [...] | “Let the king take care of me and . . |
| 17 | na-da-nim u3 dan-[na-tim li-isz-ku-un-ma] | may the lands and forts be established, and |
| 18 | la-ma ku-us,-s,i qa-[...] | “Because I have been seized, ... |
| 19 | li-ib-ba!-ka li-pu-[ul? ...] | May your heart be pacified |
| 20 | sza-ni-tam _na4 hi-a gal_ i#-[na pa]-ni-[tim] | Secondly, large hailstones in the face |
| 21 | _lugal_ isz#-pu-ra-am me-he-er t,up-pi-im | The king sent me a copy of the tablet. |
| 22 | [a]-na# _lugal_ ki-a-am u2-sza-bi-lam | to the king, thus I sent. |
| 23 | [um-ma] a-na-ku-ma asz-szum _na4 hi-a gal_ | Thus I: concerning the large hailstones |
| 24 | [i-na] la#-as2-qi2-im a-ma-ri?-im be-li2 | At the time of the flood, my lord |
| 25 | [isz-pu]-ra-am 2(u) s,a-bu-um sza ha-la-as, | 20 ṣābûm-personnel belonging to Halas, |
| 26 | [ma-ri]{ki#} 2(u) 7(disz) i-na ter-qa{ki} | Mari, 27 in Terqa |
| 27 | [u2 x] 6(disz) x i-na ha-al-s,i2-ia | and ... 6 ... in my district |
| 28 | [x? pa?]-sza#?-tim _zabar_ u3 la-ah-wi-ba-ah-lu | ... bronze and lahwi-bahlu |
| 29 | [be]-li2# li-it,#-ru-dam _na4 hi-a_ li?-x-ib-x-x | May my lord be reconciled with me, may stone ... |
| 30 | [an]-ni-tam a-na _lugal_ asz-pu-ra-am | I wrote this to the king. |
| 31 | u3# me-he-er t,up-pi-ia u2-ul i-[tu-ra-am] | and he will not return my tablet. |
| 32 | [_lugal?_] sza _lugal_-ti-szu iq-bi-ma x [x x] | The king? of his royal majesty said: "... |
| left | ||
| 33 | x [x] x wa-ar-ka-tam | ... later |
| 34 | x x x x x-ma# | ... and |
| 35 | an#-ni#-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| 36 | li-[pu-la-an]-ni5 | may they make perfect for me |
| 37 | [as-su2-ur-ri] _lugal_ ki-a-am | I appealed to the king thus: |
| 38 | i-qa-ab-bi um#-[ma-a-mi] | he will say, thus: |
| 39 | asz-szum _na4 hi-a_ asz!-pu#-[ra-kum] | Concerning the stone I sent to you |
| 40 | _na4_ am-mi-nim x x x | ... stone ... |
| 41 | asz-szum me-he-er t,up-pi2-ia | Because of the weight of my tablet |
| 42 | _lugal_ ki-a-am la i-tu-ra-am a-na [_lugal_] | The king, however, did not return to the king. |
| 43 | u2-ul asz-pu#-ur | I did not send. |
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