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ARM 14, 118 (P351458)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351458 |
| 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 | u4-um tup-pi2 an-ne2-em a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | Today my tablet to my lord |
| 6 | u2-sza-bi-lam | he sent. |
| 7 | [{disz}]ul-lu-<<x>>-ri | Ullu-ri |
| 8 | u3 1(disz) _lu2_ a-lik i-di-szu | and 1 man who went with him |
| 9 | sza ha-ia3 su-mu-u2 | of Haia, Sumû, |
| 10 | a-na sa-ga#-ra-tim{ki} | to Sagaratum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ik-szu-du-nim | he conquered |
| 2 | mi-im-ma {munus}ki-ru-um | anything of a young woman |
| 3 | u2-ul it-ra-am t,e4-ma-am | he has not received a report |
| 4 | asz2-ta-al-szu-ma ki-a-am iq-be2-em | I asked him, and he said thus: |
| 5 | um-ma-a-mi a-wa-tim t,a3-ba-tim <<x>> | My mother, a good word |
| 6 | u3 da-an-na-[tim] | and long-lasting |
| 7 | a-na ha-ia3-su#-[mu-u2 ad-bu]-ub#-ma | I shall speak to Haiasumû, and |
| 8 | _munus_ u2-ul# [u2-wa-asz-sze-ra?]-am | a woman shall not raise |
| 9 | an-ni-tam iq#-be2#-em | this he said |
| 10 | wa-ar-ki tup#-pi2-ia an-ni-im | After this tablet |
| 11 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 12 | i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim | they will achieve. |
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