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ARM 14, 079 (P351419)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351419 |
| 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 | {disz}ha-la-a-ku-mu {lu2#}ha#-[nu-um] | Halākum, the mayor |
| 6 | 1(disz) _{sag}ARAD2_ i-na# ma#-at x x x x [...] | 1 slave in the land of |
| 7 | a-na {lu2}su-ti-i-_mesz_ id#?-[di?-in?-ma?] | to the Sutians gave, and |
| 8 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ u3 3(disz) _udu hi-a_ szi#?-[im-szu] ir#?-de#?-em#? | 2 homers of wheat and 3 sheep of wheat as his wages he shall measure out. |
| 9 | i-nu-ma an-na-nu-um _{sag}ARAD2_ a-na# [...] | When Annnum, the slave to |
| 10 | u2-sze-ti-qu2 _lu2-mesz_ sza ba-za-[ha-tim] | the men of Bazaḫatum |
| 11 | u2-ul i-mu-ru-[szu] | they did not see him |
| 12 | i-na ta-ia-ar-ti-szu# | on his return |
| 13 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a#_ [u3 3(disz) _udu hi-a_] | 2 homers of wheat and 3 sheep of wheat |
| 14 | _lu2-mesz_ [sza ba-za-ha-tim] | the men of Bazashim |
| 15 | is,-ba-[at-ma a-na s,e-ri-ia] | seized and to my side |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ir-de-em-[ma? ha?-la?-a?-ku?-mu?] | he knew, and my share |
| 2 | sza _{sag}ARAD2_ a-na# _lu2#-mesz_ su#-ti-[i] | of the slave to the Sutians |
| 3 | id-di-nu as2-ni-iq# ha#-la-a-[ku-mu ki-a-am iq-be2-em] | he gave; I am a slave; he said thus: |
| 4 | um-ma szu-u2-ma i-na x [...] | Thus he: in ... |
| 5 | i-na ma-a-tim sza-ni-tim _sag-ARAD2#_ | in another country, the slave |
| 6 | a-na ma-a-tim sza-ni-tim# [...] | to another country |
| 7 | ad-di-in at-ta a-na# [mi-nim x x x] x [...] | I gave. You to ... ... |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma ma-tum [ka-lu]-sza# | Thus I: the entire land |
| 9 | sa!-li-ma-tum sza be-li2-ia-ma | the peace of my lord |
| 10 | ur-ra-am i-la-ku-nim-ma be-li2 i-ma#?-ha#?-ru#?-[ma?] | In the future, my lord will ask and |
| 11 | a-na-ku mi-nam a-pa-al a-nu-um-[ma] | I, what do I know? Herewith |
| 12 | {disz}ha-la-a-ku-mu u3 2(disz) _ansze# [hi-a]_ | Halākumu and 2 donkeys, rented |
| left | ||
| 1 | [usz]-ta#-re-em 3(disz) _udu hi-a_ sza x [...] | 3 sheep ... ... |
| 2 | [x x] x-szum t,a3-ba-hu-[um-ma] | ... is good. |
| 3 | [it,-bu-hu]-ma u2-sa3-an#-[ni?-iq?-szi?-na?-ti?] | he smote, and he made them fall. |
| 4 | [...] be#-li2-ia [...] | ... my lord |
| 5 | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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