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ARM 14, 082 (P351422)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 082 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351422 |
| 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}me-bi-szum {lu2}ha-nu#-um# | Mebišum, the mayor |
| 6 | a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki#} [ik-szu-dam-ma] | to Sagaratum he reached, and |
| 7 | ki-a-am iq-be2-em um#-[ma-a-mi] | Thus said the following: |
| 8 | szi#-ir be-li2-ia [la in-na-zi-iq] | the life of my lord shall not be cut off. |
| 9 | a-wa-tam sza a-[qa-ab-ba-ak-kum] | the word that I speak to you |
| 10 | a-na s,e-er [be-li2-ka] | to your lord |
| 11 | szu#-pu-[ur] | send! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma# [...] | Thus I: ... |
| 2 | i-na ma-ri{ki} ta-[...] | In Mari |
| 3 | a-na mi-nim la ta-qa#?-[bi?] | Why did you not say? |
| 4 | um-ma szu-u2-ma u2-ul aq#-[bi? u3 at-ta] | Thus he: I did not say, but you |
| 5 | _lu2-mesz_ mu-ba-bi-li sza i-nu-ma al-[li?-ku?] | the men of Ubābili who when I went |
| 6 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ pa-t,e4 x ri | and the men ... |
| 7 | sza i-nu-<ma> {lu2}ha-na-_mesz kaskal_ a-na esz3-nun#-na#-ak | which when the mayors to Ešnunak |
| 8 | il-li-ku li-wa-asz-sze-ru-ma# | they must go, and |
| 9 | {lu2}ha-na-_mesz_ i-sze-em-mi-ma | the mayors heard, and |
| 10 | ma-di-isz i-ha-ad-du | very much he shall enjoy. |
| 11 | a-wa-tam an-ni-tam u2-ul | This word is not |
| 12 | ta-sza-ap-pa-ar-ma | you will send, and |
| 13 | ur#-[ra]-am _igi_ be-li2-ia a-pa#-li | In the future, before my lord, I will look. |
| 14 | [mu]-ul-li-i t,e4-ma-am | report of Enlil |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza iq-bu-nim a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia# | who spoke to my lord |
| 2 | asz-pu-ra-am | I sent. |
| 3 | esz#-mu-u2 a-na# s,e#-er# be-li2-ia | I have heard to my lord. |
| 4 | asz2-tap-ra#-[am] | I sent. |
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