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ARM 14, 048 (P351388)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351388 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord! |
| 2 | um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur | Thus Yaqim-Addu |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 4 | i-nu-ma be-li2 _kaskal_ u2-sze-sze-ru be-li2 a-na {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim | When my lord has brought the road, my [lo]rd to the guarantors |
| 5 | szi-ip-t,a3-am ki-a-am id-di-in um-ma-a-mi | he gave as follows to me: |
| 6 | gi-ir-rum sza al-la-ku u2-ul sza u4-mi ma-du-tim | “The reed-bed, which I am going to live, is not of long days, |
| 7 | gi-ir-rum sza ta-al-la-ka ne2-e'-ra-rum sza _u4 1(u)-kam_ | “Girrum, which you came, the neʾerrum of the 10th day, |
| 8 | sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_-ma a-di ta-tu-ur-ra-nim a#-na _e2 hi-a_-ku-nu | of the first month until the return to your house |
| 9 | _lu2-nu-banda3_ u3 {lu2}na-gi-rum u2-ul i-ta-as2-si | the overseer and the šangû-priest did not agree |
| 10 | szi#-ip#-t,a3-am an-ne2-em be-li2 isz#-pi2-it,-ma i-na u4-mi-szu2#-ma | This is what my lord wrote me, and at that time |
| 11 | {disz}ia-si-im-su2-mu-u2 a-na# be#-li2-ia ki-a-am iq-bi | Iasimsumû said thus to my lord: |
| 12 | um-ma-a-mi _ab2 hi-a_ ma-a _sze_ sza# [e2]-kal2#-lim# [i-di]-isz#-[sza] | the following: "The barley of the Ekallim temple he will give to her." |
| 13 | _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim be-li2 li#-[si-iq-ma _sze_ sza e2]-kal2#-lim | May my lord select the oxen and sheep of the Ekallim temple |
| 14 | li-di-szu u3 be#-li# ki#-a-am i-pu#-[ul-szu um-ma-a]-mi# | and my lord did as he commanded, saying: |
| 15 | e-li-i _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni _simug lu2 tug2-du8#? [a-mesz?_] | above the sons of Ummeni, the smith, the man who the cloak(?) water(?) |
| 16 | u3 _lu2-azlag?-mesz_ sza a-na _sze_-ia szu-ru-ub#-[im es3]-qu2# | and the smiths who for my barley have been cut off, |
| 17 | [it?-te?]-ne#-eg-ra _ab2 hi-a_-ma [_sze_ sza] e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-sza | he repeated, and the barley of the Ekallim he gave her. |
| 18 | [szi-ip-t,a3-am an]-ne2-em be-li2-ia esz15-te-em#-mu-u2 | This is what my lord wrote me. |
| 19 | [... sza]-ap#-ti be-li2 isz-pi2-it,-ma | ... my lord cut off my lips and |
| 20 | [(x) be]-li2-ia a-na-s,a-ar i-na-an-na | I will keep watch for my lord. Now |
| 21 | [{disz}ia-si-im]-su-mu-u2 | Iasim-sumû |
| 22 | [ki-a-am isz-pu]-ra#-am um-ma-mi | Thus he wrote me: |
| 23 | [_gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke]-nim# [e]-si#-iq#-ma | oxen belonging to the muškēnu-official were sacrificed and |
| 24 | [...] _sze?_ sza e2-kal2#-[lim] | ... barley of the Ekallim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... {lu2}]mu#-usz-ke-nu ka-lu#?-[x] x [x] | ... the muškēnu-official |
| 2 | [...] x x [...] x x-mu-su | ... ... his |
| 3 | [x {lu2}]mu-usz-ke-nu asz-szum a#-na _e2 hi-a_-szu-nu szu-ta-si-im | ... the muškēnu concerning the house of their inheritance he removed |
| 4 | sza#-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz-mu-u2 ap-la-ah-ma | The lips of my lord heard, I was afraid, and |
| 5 | _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim u2-ul al-pu-ut | I did not produce the oxen of the guarantors. |
| 6 | 2(u) _gu4 hi-a_ sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ sza a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} | 20 oxen belonging to the šugītu-officials, which for the guard of Sagaratum |
| 7 | ka-lu-u2 e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ sza e2-kal2-lim <i-di-isz>-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu | the kalû-vessel he cut down, and one courtyard of the Ekallim he built and they brought in. |
| 8 | a-na _kislah_ sza-ni-i-im de-szi-im qa-tam isz-ku-nu | to another prisoner, a hand he set. |
| 9 | u3 i-na bad3{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im qa-tam-ma 3(u) _gu4 hi-a_ | and in Dūr-Yaḫdu-Lîm the hand, 30 oxen |
| 10 | sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti bad3{ki} ka-lu-u2 | of the šugīs for the guard of the wall are all. |
| 11 | e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu | he cut down, and one courtyard of the Ekallim he took with him, and he brought them in. |
| 12 | i-na-an-na ia-si-im-su-mu ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am | Now, he wrote to me as follows: |
| 13 | um-ma-a-mi# a-nu-um#-ma# t,up-pi sza asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim# | Thus (says) the following: The tablet concerning the oxen of the steward |
| 14 | a-na _kislah hi-a_ e2-kal2-lim# de-szi-im e-se#-qi2#-im a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | to the courtyard of the Ekallim temple, to the rites of the king |
| 15 | usz-ta-bi-il szum#-ma# _gu4 hi-a#_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke#-[nim] ta#-na#-ad-di#-in-ma | If the oxen of the herdsman you give, and |
| 16 | _sze_ sza e2-kal2-lim i#-di-isz-szu t,up-pi2 sza a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | the barley of the Ekallim he gave to him. A tablet which to the king |
| 17 | u2-sza-bi-lam te-ra-am u2-la-szu-ma _gu4 hi-a_ u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in | he sent to me. If he does not return, you shall not give an ox. |
| 18 | t,up-pi2 a-na s,e#-er _lugal_ li-ti-iq an-ni-tam ia-si-im-su-mu-u2 | A tablet to the king may he pass. This is what I am asking them. |
| 19 | isz-pu-ra-am u3 a-na-ku ki-a-am asz-pu-ur-szum | wrote to me, and I wrote to him thus: |
| 20 | t,up-pa a-na-ku-ma asz-szum mi-nim t,up-pa-ka sza a-na s,e-er be-li-ia | I am writing a tablet about what your tablet is for my lord. |
| 21 | szu-bu-lu a-ka-al-la mi-im-ma-a _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim | all the oxen and sheep belonging to the muškēnu |
| 22 | a-na _sze_ sza _e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im es3-qu2-ma a-na-ku ak-la-szu-nu-ti | to the barley of the palace he shall measure out, and I shall hold them. |
| 23 | asz-szum {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nu-um sza-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz#-mu#-u2 | Concerning the messenger whom my lord heard |
| 24 | ap#-la-ah-ma 1(disz) _gu4_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim | I was afraid, and 1 ox of the mashkēnu |
| 25 | u2-ul al-pu-ut [i-na-an]-na | I will not raise a claim. Now |
| 26 | szum-ma _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim# | If the oxen of the guarantors |
| 27 | a-na _kislah hi-a e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im e-si2-iq | to the lower part of the palace he swore. |
| 28 | an-ni-tam la an-ni#-tam# be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | Let my lord write to me this not this, and |
| 29 | ma-la sza be-li2-ia i-sza#-pa-ra-am lu-pu-usz2 | whatever my lord sends, I shall do. |
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