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ARM 14, 121 (P351461)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 121 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351461 |
| 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-Adad |
| 3 | _ARAD2#_-ka-a-[ma] | your servant |
| 4 | ki-ma s,a-bu-um i-na qa-ti-ia la i-[ba-asz-szu-u2] | like a soldier in my hand there is none, |
| 5 | i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-ma be-li2 a-na sa-ga-ra#-[tim{ki}] | before when my lord to Sagaratum |
| 6 | il-li-ku ma!-ha-ar be-li2-ia asz-ku-un-[ma] | I placed before my lord and |
| 7 | 1(disz) me {lu2}ha-na-_mesz_ be-li2 u2-te-er-ra-am-ma# | 100 mayors my lord returned and |
| 8 | ha-al-s,a-am u2-sza-al-lim i-na-an-na sza _lu2-mesz#?_ [...] | Now, of the men ... |
| 9 | e-zi-ib-ma _ARAD2-mesz_ e2-kal2-lim mu-un-[na-ab-ti] | Disregard that the servants of the Ekallim have become ill. |
| 10 | _dingir_-lum a i-di-in li-ib-ba-szu-u2-ma | May a god give water to his heart, and |
| 11 | s,a-bu-um ka-as,-rum <<x>> sza na-ah-ra-ra-am# | The ṣābûm-official (is) the messenger of the enemy. |
| 12 | wa-ar-ki-szu-nu a-t,a3-ar-<ra>-du u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi# | After that, I will inspect it, but there is none. |
| 13 | u3 am#-sza#-li ha-ia3-su-mu-u2 | and amšali, Haiasumû |
| 14 | sza#? [...]-x-it asz-szum s,a-bi-im | of ... because of the troops |
| 15 | [...]-ia# isz-pu-ra-am | ... wrote to me |
| 16 | [...] be#-li#-ia ik-szu-du-ma#? | ... my lord conquered and |
| 17 | [u2]-ul#? [x x] x i-na-an-na# i-na pa-ni-[tim] | No ... now in the presence |
| 18 | [asz-szum] s,a#-bi-[im] t,a3#-ra-di-im u3 sa-ag#?-[be2?-e?] | Concerning the troops of Ṭaradim and Sagbe |
| 19 | [sza-ka-nim?] a-na# [s,e-er] be-li2#-ia# asz-pu#-[ra-am] | I have written to my lord. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) me [s,a-ba-am sza] ha-al-[s,a-am u2]-sza#-al-la-mu | 100 shabâm-vessels of the haruspex they will carry. |
| 2 | be-li2 li#-it,#-ru#-dam# a-na 1(disz) me [s,a]-bi#-im | My lord, may it be brought to an end. |
| 3 | be-li2 i-ni-szu# la# i-na#-asz-szi u3 [tup]-pi2 ba-ah-di-li-im | My lord shall not take it and break the tablet. |
| 4 | a-na s,e-ri-ia il-li#-kam um-ma-[a]-mi# | came to me, saying: |
| 5 | 7(disz) li-mi s,a-bu-um {lu2}na-ak#-rum# [i]-na# ka#-ra-szi-im u2-s,e2-em-ma | 7 thousand troops of the herald in battle he brought out, and |
| 6 | isz-tu _u4# 5(disz)-kam_ i-na bu-ur-tim qe2-er-ba-a i-sza-tum i-la-ak | From the 5th day in the middle of the month he will go. |
| 7 | ha#-la#-as,#-ka a-na dan-na-tim ki-mi-is3 | Your share to the strong one is equal. |
| 8 | [asz]-szum# kap-ra-tim{ki} _hi-a_ a-na dan-na-tim ka-ma#-si#-[im] | Concerning Kapratum, the supplies to the fortress of Kamasim |
| 9 | [2(disz)] i-sza-ta#-tim# asz-szi u3 a-na szi-bu-ut a-lim#[{ki}] | 2 (mana wool for) Išatātum and for the life of the city |
| 10 | [...] x kap-ra-tim asz2-ta-ap-pa-[ar-ma] | ... ... I wrote and |
| 11 | [x x x a-na sa]-ga#-ra-tim{ki} u2-ul i-ir#?-[ru-bu?] | they shall not enter Sagaratum |
| 12 | [...] x gi-ir-ri-im [...] | ... scepter ... |
| 13 | [...] x-ra-tim x szu [...] | ... ... |
| 14 | [...] x be-li2 i-na# [...] | ... my lord in ... |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 19 | [...] x-za-am ka-la-[szu? ...] | ... all ... |
| 20 | {lu2}mu#-[usz-ke-nu-um] na#-wa-am i-na-at,-t,a3-al#-[ma] | the muškēnum priestess the nawam-offering shall examine and |
| 21 | x x [...]-um#-ma szu-nu-ma <u2>-ul nu-x [...] | ... ... they are, and I do not ... |
| 22 | na#-wa-a-am# qa!-s,u2-um# ma!-li u3 ni-ti#? [am-mi-nim?] | The nawam, the qaṣum, the mali, and the niti(?) |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na dan-na-tim tu-sze-ri-ba-an-ni-ti# | you sent to the fortresses. |
| 2 | [an-ni-tam {lu2}mu]-usz#-ke-nu-um# [...] | This (is) the muškēnum-official |
| 3 | [...] na [...] | ... sunrise to moonset: |
| 4 | {lu2}me-er-he-em li-wa-er-ma | may a merḫem priestess be appointed, and |
| 5 | [na]-wa#-a-am sza qa-s,i-im a-na s,e-er# | The nawam of the qaṣīm to the steppe |
| 6 | [x x]-ia li-ik-mi#-su# | ... my ... may they bind him. |
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