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ARM 14, 127 (P351467)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 127 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351467 |
| 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 | asz-szum i-s,i2-ha-ru _dumu_ szi-ip-ri#-im# | Concerning Iṣi-Haru, son of the craftsman |
| 6 | _lu2_ e2-kal2-la-tim{<ki>} szu-ri-i-im | the man of Ekallātum, the šūru |
| 7 | sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am um-ma be-li2-ma | [As to what my lord] wrote to me: "My [lo]rd |
| 8 | _lu2_ sza-a-tu i-na _{gesz}ma2-tur_ | that man in a small boat |
| 9 | szu-ur-ki-ba-am-ma _lu2-mesz_ ma-s,a-ri-szu# | Šur-kībam and the men of his guard |
| 10 | du-un-ni-na-am-ma | “It is enough, and |
| 11 | a-na s,e-ri-ia li#-[sza]-ak#-szi-du-ni-szu | May they make him enter my country. |
| 12 | i-na-an#-na# a-nu-um-<<um>>-[ma] | Now then |
| 13 | ki#-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be#-[li2-ia] | like the message of my lord |
| 14 | _lu2#_ sza-a-tu a-na 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ <<x>> tak2-lu-tim# | that man for 3 <strong> men |
| 15 | ap#-qi2-dam-ma | I appointed, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia] | to my lord |
| 2 | usz-ta-re-esz-[szu] | they have imposed upon him. |
| 3 | u3 asz-szum szu-ku-tam i-na qa-ti#-[szu] na#-szu-u2 | Further, concerning the šukûtu-offering that is in his hand, |
| 4 | a-du-ur-ma _lu2_ sza-a-tu i-na# _gesz#-ma2-tur_ | Now that man in a small boat |
| 5 | u2-ul u2-sza-ar-ki-ib | he did not let slip. |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma as-su2-ur-re-e-ma | Thus (says) I: |
| 7 | _{gesz}ma2#-[tur_ u2]-sza-ar-ka-ab-szu-ma | a small boat I made him sail, and |
| 8 | x [...]-it,#?-be2-e-em-ma | ... he spoke(?) |
| 9 | [...]-tum-ma | ... and |
| 10 | [...]-szi x x x | ... her |
| 11 | [... _lu2_] sza#-a-tu | ... that man |
| 12 | [...]-na-am-ma | ... and |
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