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ARM 14, 065 (P351405)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351405 |
| 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-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 4 | a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} ak-szu-ud#-[ma] | I conquered Sagaratum and |
| 5 | ki-ma wu-u2-ur-tim sza be-li2 u2-wa-e-[ra-an-ni] | as a gift which my lord gave me |
| 6 | {lu2}szu-ga-gi-_mesz nu-banda3-mesz_ u3 _lu2 szu-gi-mesz_ | the šugā-officials, the overseers, and the reed workers |
| 7 | ha-al-s,i-im u2-pa-hi-ir-ma a-wa-tam | The haruspex approached, and the word |
| 8 | ki-a-am as,-ba-as#-su2-nu-szi-im um-ma a-na-ku-ma | Thus I seized them, thus I: |
| 9 | _lu2#-szu-gi-mesz_ sza ha-al-s,a-ni ip-hu-ru-ma | the šugītu-officials of the district received, and |
| 10 | i#-na mu-usz-ta-lu-ti-ku-nu asz-szum s,a-bi-im | During your reign, concerning the troops |
| 11 | szu#-usz-t,u2-ri-im a-na#? [pa]-ni#?-ku-nu | write to your lips(?) |
| 12 | [u2?-ul?] aq#?-be2-e i-na-an-na# ma-a-tum ka-lu-sza# | I did not say(?) “Now, the land is full of its people |
| 13 | [x ia-am]-ha#-ad{ki} qa-ta-nu-um{ki} | ... Iamḫad, Qatanum |
| 14 | [...] x-nu il2-li-ku [...] | ... they went |
| 15 | [...] x babila#[{ki}] | ... of Babylon |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] tup#-pi2 s,a-bi-im im-[...] | ... the tablet was drawn up |
| 2 | [...] a-na s,e-er be-li2#-[ia ...] | ... to my lord ... |
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