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ARM 14, 047 (P351387)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351387 |
| 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 | [i-na pa-ni]-tim asz-szum _lu2 nagar-mesz_ | in the past concerning the carpenters |
| 6 | [be-li2 isz]-pu#-ra#-am-ma | my lord wrote me, and |
| 7 | ki-[ma na]-asz-pa-ar#-ti be-li2-ia | like the message of my lord |
| 8 | qa-tam a-na qa#-tim#-ma i-ba-al-{d}iszkur {lu2}be2-eh#-rum | Hand to Hand: Ibal-Adda, the slave |
| 9 | {disz}ha-ab-du#-esz18-dar _lu2 egir_ | Habdu-Ištar, later |
| 10 | 2(disz) _lu2 si-la2_ [e2]-za-ar-ha#-an{ki} | 2 male laborers from Ezarhan |
| 11 | {disz}ia-as2-lam-il3 szu-ut# _sag#_ | Iaslam-il, that of the head |
| 12 | {disz}bu#-nu-ma-{d}iszkur _diri-ga#_ | Bunūma-Adad, the šangû |
| 13 | 2(disz)# _si-la2_ ia-el3{ki} | 2 sila2 of Ia’el |
| 14 | {disz#}a-hu#-um szu-ut _sag_ | Aḫum, that of the head |
| 15 | {disz#}zi-im#-ri-e-ra-ah# be2-eh#-rum | Zimrī-Eraḫ |
| 16 | {disz}i-la#-ak-na-ad be2-eh-rum | Ilak-nād bēhu |
| 17 | {disz}e2-a-til-la-ti x x | Ea-tillati |
| 18 | {disz}ia-ar-ip-el3 [...] | Ia-ar-ip-el |
| reverse | ||
| 19 | {disz}du-ma-ta-an _ARAD2_ e2-kal2-[lim] | Dumatan, servant of the Ekallim |
| 20 | {disz}qa-qa-da-an _ARAD2_ e2-kal2#-lim# | Qaqqadan, servant of the Ekallim |
| 21 | 7(disz) _si-la2_ bad3#{ki}-ia-ah-du-li#-im | 7 sila of Dūr-Yaḫdum-Lîm |
| 22 | {disz}hu#-s,a#-nu-um u3 1(disz) _lu2_ a-lik i-di#-szu _si-la2_ sa-ga-ra#-tim#{ki} | Huṣanum and 1 man who went with him the šela of Sagaratum |
| 23 | _szunigin#_ 1(u) 3(disz) _lu2 nagar-mesz_ sza ha#-al#-s,i2-im ak-mi-ir-am-ma | total: 13 carpenters of the district I captured and |
| 24 | a-na qa-at ia-ri-ip#-el3 ap#-qi2-id-asz-szu-[nu-ti-ma] | I entrusted them to the hand of Yarib-El. |
| 25 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia usz?-ta#-ri-szu-nu#-[ti] | to my lord I have imposed upon them. |
| 26 | i-na-an-na t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia ik#-szu-dam# um#-ma-a-mi# | Now the tablet of my lord has arrived, saying: |
| 27 | asz-szum# _lu2 nagar-mesz_ asz-pu-ra-am-ma | Concerning the carpenters, I wrote to you |
| 28 | u2-ul!# tu#-sza#-re-e-em a-na-ku-u2 | You will not release me, I am |
| 29 | a-na na-asz-pa-ar-ti# [be-li2]-ia# a-ha-am a-na-ad-di | for the message of my lord I will give each other. |
| 30 | a-nu-um-ma ni-pa-at _lu2# nagar#-mesz_ | Now, the responsibility of the carpenters |
| 31 | sza a-na <ma>-ri{ki} u2-sza-re-e-em a-na mu-ut-ha-na _lu2 de2#?-a?_ | who to Mari he sent, to the mayor of Ea |
| 32 | ap-qi2-dam-ma a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia usz-ta-re-e-em | I entrusted (them) to my lord, and they set out. |
| 33 | be-li2 wa-ar-ka-tam li-ip-ru-us2-ma | My lord, may the future be long and |
| 34 | u3 sza ki-ma wa-asz-bu be-li2 li#-mu#-ur | And may my lord see what is there. |
| 35 | u3# sza# ki-ma a-na-ku at,-ru-da-am#-ma | and that I have sent to you, and |
| 36 | ip#-t,u2-ru ni-pu-us-su2 | they have released his omens |
| 37 | [a]-na e2-kal2-lim li-ka-szi-isz-ma | to the Ekallim may he bind, and |
| left | ||
| 38 | [wa]-ar-ku-um i-na qa-ti-szu | a slave in his hand |
| 39 | li#-mu-ur u2-la#-szu#-u2-ma | may he see. If not, and |
| 40 | [i]-nu-ma be-li2 a-na a-wa-at | When my lord to the word |
| 41 | e2-kal2-lim# i-sza-ap-pa-ra-am-ma# | the Ekallim will write to me, and |
| 42 | a-t,a#-ar#-ra#-dam-ma | I will send back, and |
| 43 | i-pa-at,#-t,a3-ru-ma a-ia-szi-im | will be released, and me |
| 44 | be-li2 i-zi-za-am | my lord will stand |
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