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ARM 14, 102 (P351442)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351442 |
| 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 | u4-um tup#-pi2 [an]-ne2-em# a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | When this tablet to my lord |
| 5 | u2-sza-bi-lam# ia-wi-{d}iszkur sza be-li2-[ia] | I sent. Yawi-Addu of my lord |
| 6 | x x x x x isz-tu _u4 6(disz)-kam_ i-na asz-na-[ki-im{ki}] | from the 6th day in Assyria |
| 7 | [x x x u2]-ta#-asz-szi-ru-nim 1(disz) _dumu_ szi-ip-ri#-[im] | ... they have released me, 1 son of a messenger |
| 8 | [sza ku-un]-nam# _lu2_ szu-bat-{d}en-lil2{ki} | of Kunnam, the man of Šubat-Enlil |
| 9 | [u3 1(disz) _dumu_] szi#-ip-ri#-im# sza i-[szi-im]-{d}iszkur# | and 1 son of the messenger of Išīm-Adad |
| 10 | [...] x asz!(ME)-na-ki-im{ki#} | ... Ašnakum |
| 11 | [a-na sa]-ga#-ra-tim{ki} ik-szu-du-nim# | to Sagaratum he conquered |
| 12 | [{disz}]ia#-wi#-{d}iszkur sza be-li2-ia | Yawi-Addu of my lord |
| 13 | [t,e4-ma]-am# asz2-ta-al-ma | I asked for a report |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki-a-am] iq-be2-em um-ma-a-mi# | Thus said the following: |
| 2 | [{disz}ku]-un-nam a-na s,e-er be-li2#-[szu] | Kunnam to his lord |
| 3 | [ki-a-am] isz#-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi | Thus he wrote me: |
| 4 | [{disz}ha]-ia#-a-bu-um-ma-a _dumu_ zi-im-ri-[li-im] | Haya-abummâ son of Zimrī-Lim |
| 5 | [u3 a]-na#-ku u2-ul ma-ru-szu [x] x x x [x]-im# | And I am not his son ... |
| 6 | [x x] x ma-at a-pi2-im i-na-[an?-na? ...] | ... the land of Apium, now |
| 7 | [x x] _x-mesz_ lu-ul-li-ik-ma# | ... let me go and |
| 8 | [it]-ti# a-bi-ia lu-un-na-mi-ir# [an-ni-tam] | May I see this with my father. |
| 9 | [{disz}]ia#-wi-{d}iszkur id-bu-[ba-am]-ma# | Yawi-Addu spoke, and |
| 10 | [a-na s,e-er] be#-li2#-ia# [asz]-pu#-ra-am | I wrote to my lord. |
| 11 | [_dumu_ szi-ip]-ri-im sza ku-un-nam | son of the scribal apprentice who is called |
| 12 | [u3 _dumu_ szi-ip]-ri-im sza i-szi-im-{d}iszkur | and the messenger of Išīm-Adad |
| 13 | [i-na sa]-ga#-ra-tim{ki} ak-la | in Sagarātum he captured |
| 14 | [sza e-te]-qi2-szu-nu u3 la e-te-qi2-szu-nu | I have taken them, but I have not taken them. |
| 15 | [an-ni-tam la] an-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | This is not this, my lord should write me. |
| 16 | [...] ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia | ... before my lord |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _tur#-mesz#_ szi#-ip#-[ri-im] | ... small ... of work |
Sources & licences
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