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ARM 14, 039 (P351379)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351379 |
| 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 | [asz-szum] _ur#-gi7#-ra#_ sza e2-kal2-lim u3 _ur-gi7-ra_ | Concerning the dog of the Ekallim and the dog |
| 6 | sza# ia-zi#-bi#-im a-na ma-ri{ki} | of Yazibum to Mari |
| 7 | szu-ri-i-im be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | My lord sent me a report. |
| 8 | i#-na# 3(disz) _ur-gi7-ra hi-a_ sza i-na bar-ha-an{ki} | From the 3 dogs that are in Borhan |
| 9 | be-li2 i-mu-ru 1(disz) _ur-gi7-ra_ im-tu-ut | my lord saw, 1 dog died |
| 10 | a#-nu-um-ma ki-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be-li2-ia# | Now, according to the letter of my lord |
| 11 | 2(disz) _ur-gi7#-ra hi-a_ sza e2#-kal2-lim | 2 lions of the Ekallim, |
| 12 | 1(disz) _ur-gi7-ra_ sza ia-zi#-bi-im | 1 lion of Yazibum |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ur-gi7-ra_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-[ke-nim] | 1 lion, belonging to Muškēnum |
| 14 | 1(disz) _sal-ur-gi7-ra_ sza u2-mu-sza-ki-im | 1 salur-gira of Umušakum, |
| 15 | sza x [x] isz#? ma ku? [x x] | of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _sal-ur-gi7-ra_ sza {lu2}[mu-usz-ke]-nim# | 1 porter, belonging to Muškēnu |
| 2 | u3 2(disz) _ur-gi7-ra_ s,il2-li2#-[...] | and 2 dogs, Ṣillī- |
| 3 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia] | to my lord |
| 4 | usz-ta-ri-re-em# u3 asz-szum# [_sal-ur-gi7]-ra#_ | and concerning the sacrificial sheep |
| 5 | um!-mi# _ur-gi7-ra_ sza bar-ha-an#[{ki}] | the mother of the dog of Borhan |
| 6 | sza be-li2-isz#-pu-ra-[am] | of Belī-ištaram |
| 7 | _sal-ur-gi7-ra_ szi-i# im#-tu-ut# | that sacrificial sheep has died |
Sources & licences
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