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ARM 14, 083 (P351423)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351423 |
| 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 | s,a-bu-um ia-am-ha-du-um{ki} a-na bad3{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im | the troops of Yāḫadum to Dur-Yaḫdulim |
| 5 | ik-szu-ud-ma a-na pa-an s,a-bi-im ia-am-ha-di-im{ki} | he conquered and before the troops of Yamḫadim |
| 6 | a-la-ki-im pa-ni-ia asz-ku-un-ma | I set my face towards the road and |
| 7 | {disz}s,u2-ra-ha-am-mu _{gesz}ma2-tur_ ir-ka-ba-am-ma | Ṣuraḫamu rented a small boat, and |
| 8 | a-na za-ar-ri{ki}-amx(PI)-na-an it-ta-al-kam-ma | to Zarri he went, and |
| 9 | um-ma a#-na-ku-ma a-na s,e-er s,a-bi-im ia-am-ha-di-im{ki} | Thus I: to the troops of Yamḫadim |
| 10 | a-al-la-ak-ma li-ib-bi s,u2-ra-ha-am-mu | I will go, and my heart will be pacified. |
| 11 | i-na-az#-zi-iq# 1(disz) _udu-nita_ u3 1(disz) _dug gesztin_ | he shall kill. 1 sheep and 1 pot of wine |
| 12 | i-na pa-ni-ia u2-sze-el-qi2 x ma | he took in my presence. |
| 13 | a-na s,e-er s,u2-ra-ha-am-mu al-li-ik-ma | I went to the forest of Ṣurahammu, and |
| 14 | asz-szum _tur-mesz_ ia-mi-na a-wa-tim s,u2-ra-ha-am-mu | Concerning the little ones of mine, my words are ṣūrāḫamu |
| 15 | ki-a-am id-bu-ba-am um-ma szu-u2-ma | he spoke thus: |
| 16 | a-i-isz lu-ul-li-ik i-na pa-an s,a-bi-im an-nu-tim | Let me go as quickly as possible before these troops. |
| 17 | sza mi-it-gu-ru-um i-na bi-ri-ti-szu-nu | which the 'finger' in between them |
| 18 | la# isz-sza-ka-nu# lu-u2 a-na ha-la-qi2-szu#-nu | they shall not place, either for their seizure |
| 19 | u2-lu-u2-ma-an ni-di | “I want to go to the place of the nīdi priest’s |
| 20 | u2-ul im-ta-ga-ru | he shall not return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,a-ba-am ia-ri-he-em i-s,i2-qa-tar? | “Seize my hand, Iṣi-qatar! |
| 2 | lu-ul-lu-usz u3 {lu2-mesz}up-ra-pu-u2 | let me live, and the envoys |
| 3 | a-na 2(disz)-szu2 zi-zu-ma _tur-mesz_ ia-mi-na ka-la-szu | for two times he will die and there will be no children. |
| 4 | pu-ul-lu-su ha-am-mi-isz-ta-mar | (Sum) I want to pacify his heart (Akk) May his heart be pacified |
| 5 | isz-ta-na-ap-pa-ar-szu#-nu-szi-im-ma | keeps on sending them to me, and |
| 6 | ma-am-ma-an a-na s,e-ri-szu# u2-ul i-la-ak | Nobody will go to his country. |
| 7 | u3 asz-szum a-wa-tim la t,a3-ba-tim ap-pa-al-su | And concerning the unfavorable words I asked him: |
| 8 | asz-szum na-s,a-ar ha-am-mi-isz-ta-mar | Concerning the guard of Hammištamar |
| 9 | a-na ia-ta-ri-im dan#-na#-tim asz-ku-un | I established for a long time. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma da-di-ha-du-un ma-ti i-ka-asz-sza-dam | Thus (says) I: “Adi-ḫadūn will conquer the land. |
| 11 | um-ma szu-u2-ma i-la-kam i-na zu-mu-ur | Thus (says) he: “He will come to me, in the body. |
| 12 | {lu2}s,u2-ra-ha-am-mu u2-da-ap-pi2-ra-am-ma | the ṣuraḫamu-official shall remove, and |
| 13 | 1(disz) {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nu-um it,-he-em-ma | 1 man, Muš-kēnum, he met, and |
| 14 | ki-a-am iq-be2-em um-ma-a-mi sza i-da-ab-ba#-bu#-ni-kum | Thus said the mother who was speaking to you: |
| 15 | mi-im-ma _tur-mesz_ ia-mi-na u2-ul i-la-kam | all the small ones I did not bring. |
| 16 | u3 da-di-ha-du x x x un x x | and Dadiḫadu |
| 17 | _sze_-szu i-na a-ba-at-tim{ki} u2-sze-es,-s,e2-ed | his barley in Abattim he brought out. |
| 18 | t,e4-ma-am ma-la# s,u2#-ra-ha-am-mu-u2 | a report as much as there is ṣurahammû |
| 19 | id#-bu-ba-am u3 t,e4#-ma-am sza i-na# a-hi-tim | he spoke, and the report that in the side |
| 20 | esz#-mu-u2 a-na# s,e#-er# be-li2-ia | I have heard to my lord. |
| 21 | asz2-tap-ra#-[am] | I sent. |
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