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ARM 14, 051 (P351391)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351391 |
| 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 | {disz#}ia-an-s,i2#-ib#-{d}da-gan sza ba?-[x x] | Iānṣib-Dagan, who |
| 5 | a#-na ha-al-s,i2-ia i-ba-asz-[szi] | to my district there is. |
| 6 | a-na ma-a-at i-da-ma-ra-az il-[li-ik-ma] | to the land of Idamaraz he went and |
| 7 | 8(disz) _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ u3 2(disz)# _ansze hi-a_ isz-ri-[iq-ma] | 8 male slaves and 2 donkeys he took, and |
| 8 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ it-ta-ad-di-in# | for silver he has given |
| 9 | a-wa-tam i-na a-hi-ti-ia esz-me-ma | I heard a word in my brother’s house, and |
| 10 | {disz}ia-an-s,i2-ib-{d}da#-gan is3-su-nim-ma# | Iānṣib-Dagan joined them, and |
| 11 | as2-ni-iq-szu2 um-ma a-na-ku i-na ma-a-at i-da-ma#-ra#-az# | I asked him, saying: "I will go to the land." |
| 12 | sa-li-ma-tim sza be-li2-ia _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ | the peace of my lord, the slaves |
| 13 | u3 _ansze hi-a_ a-na mi-nim ta-asz-ri-qa-am | and donkeys for whatever reason you have sent, |
| 14 | um-ma szu-u2-ma u2-ul a-na-ku asz-ri#-iq | Thus (says) he: I am not a slave. |
| 15 | i-ba#-asz-szu#-u2 _lu2-mesz_ sza _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ | there are men of the eunuchs. |
| 16 | [u3] _ansze# hi-a#_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ [it-ta-ad-di]-nu | and the donkeys for silver they gave. |
| 17 | x x x x | |
| 18 | {disz}zu-ha-at-ni _ARAD2_ be-li2-ia | Zuḫatni, servant of my lord |
| 19 | it-bi-ma ki-a-am iq-bi | he spoke thus: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma-a-mi 4(disz) _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ | the following: 4 slaves |
| 2 | a-na na-ab-{d!}utu _lu2_ ha!-ar-ru-wa-tim#[{ki}] | to Nab-šamaš, the man of Ḫarru-watim |
| 3 | ta#-na#-ad-di-im 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ a-ia-szi-im | 2 homers of myrtle, |
| 4 | u3 4(disz) _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ i-na u2-ri#?-hi#?-im#{ki} | and 4 slaves in Urihim |
| 5 | i-na ha-al-s,i2-im e-li-i-im ta-ad-di-in# | you gave in the high district. |
| 6 | um-ma ia-an-s,i2-ib-{d}da-gan-ma | Thus Ianṣib-Dagan: |
| 7 | a-na# _lugal_ szu-re-ni-ma _igi lugal lu2-mesz_ sza _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ | to the king of Šurānum and before the kin, the men of the eunuchs |
| 8 | u3 _ansze hi-a_ isz-ri-qu2 lu-ki-in# | and the donkeys that he has stolen may I place. |
| 9 | i-na-an-na a-nu#-um-ma ia-an-s,i2-ib-{d}da-gan | Now, herewith, Yanṣib-Dagan |
| 10 | a-na s,e-ri be-li2-ia usz-ta-re#-em | to the steppe of my lord I have sent. |
| 11 | be#-li2 li-sa3-an-ni-iq#-[szu-ma] | my lord should ask him, and |
| 12 | _[lu2]-mesz_ sza _sag-ARAD2-mesz_ u3 _ansze hi-a_ | the men of the eunuchs and the donkeys |
| 13 | [i]-na# ma#-a-at i-da-ma-ra-[az] isz-ri#-[qu2-ma] | in the land of Idamaraz he smote, and |
| 14 | [a]-na# _ku3-babbar#_ it-ta-ad-di-nu# | they have given to silver. |
| 15 | li#-sze#-le-e-em | may he hear. |
| 16 | [u3? asz?]-szum# szi-pi-it, be-li2-ia du-un-[nu-nim] | And concerning the work of my lord, I am doing well. |
| 17 | [um-ma] a-na-ku-ma as-su2-ur-ri _lu2 mesz#_ [...] | Thus I: “Assemble the dead man ...… |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x-ma be-li2 i-ma-[...] | ... my lord |
| 2 | [...]-ne#-er-de-em-ma [...] | ... they shall ... and ... |
| 3 | sa#-ga#-ra#-tim{ki} i-te-[eq? x x] | Sagaratum he took |
| 4 | an-ni-tam a-du#-ur-ma a-na s,e-er# [be-li2-ia] | I have now written to my lord. |
| 5 | [asz]-pu#-ra#-am be-li2 li-sa-an-ni-iq#-[szu] | I wrote to you, my lord, so that he may take it away. |
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