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ARM 14, 040 (P351380)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351380 |
| 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 | u4-um t,up-pi2 an#-[ne2]-e#-em a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia# | When this tablet to my lord |
| 6 | u2-sza-bi-lam ma-ah#-re-et _kaskal-a_ | he sent to me. The first ones of the campaign |
| 7 | [sza _lu2]-nar-gal lu2-tur-mesz_-szu u3 _ansze# hi-a_-szu | of the chief musician, his children and his donkeys |
| 8 | [ik-szu]-du#-nim szu#-u2# a-di#-ni | he sealed it, and he has given it. |
| 9 | [u2-ul ik-szu]-dam# [...] ra-ki#-ib | ... did not reach ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [sza/i-na ge-er]-ri#-im [...] | Who in the extispicy |
| 2' | [...] sza be-li2-ia# | ... of my lord |
| 3' | [a-na ne-pa-ri]-im# u2-sze-ri-ba#-[am] | he brought to the nepāru. |
| 4' | _[x (x)] hi#-a#_ u3 _udu hi-a_ sza an-na-nu-um-[ma] | ... and the sheep and goats that are here |
| 5' | nu-ut-te-ra-am | we returned. |
| 6' | 1(disz) _ansze-kur-ra_ pe2-s,u2-um 1(disz) _{munus}eme5-kur-ra_ pe2-s,e2-tam | 1 horse, peṣûm, 1 female equid |
| 7' | a-na be-li2-ia i-re-du-nim | they shall deliver to my lord. |
| 8' | 1(disz)# _{gesz#}gigir#_ 1(disz) ku-da-nu 1(disz) {gesz}nu-ba-lum | 1 chariot, 1 kudanu, 1 nubalum |
| 9' | _[...]-nita2_1(disz) _{gesz#}x_ | a man 1 ...-wood |
| left | ||
| 1 | asz2-tap-ra-am | I wrote to you. |
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