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ARM 18, 001 (P351470)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351470 |
| 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 mu]-ka#-an-ni-szi-im | to Mukannim |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma be-el-ka-a-ma | thus your lord: |
| 4 | [1(disz)] _asz5#*-me_ sza _ku3-sig17_ sza qi2-isz#-ti-{d}ma-ma | 1 ašmu of gold belonging to Qīši-Mama |
| 5 | i-pu-szu _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) a-lum sza _ku3-sig17_ | inside it one bronze statue of gold |
| 6 | im-qu2-ut szum-ma it-ti qi2-isz-ti-{d}ma-ma | fell. If with Qišti-Mama |
| 7 | a-lum ep-szu-um i-ba-asz-szi | “Alum, there is a work. |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz a-na ter-qa{ki} | quickly to Terqa |
| 9 | [szu]-bi-lam | send to me! |
| 10 | [szum-ma] la ki-a-em-ma | If it is not true |
| 11 | [a]-lum ep-szu-um u2-ul i-ba-szi# | There is no dead man. |
| 12 | _[ku3]-sig17_ s,e2-er-pa-am | the gold of the ṣērpam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# qi2-isz-ti-{d}ma-ma | to Qišti-Mama |
| 2 | i#-di#-in#-ma ar-hi-isz | he gave, and quickly |
| 3 | [a]-lam sza qa#-tim li-pu-usz2-ma szu-bi-lam | May he build a statue of clay and send it to me! |
| 4 | szum#-ma it-ti-ka _ku3-sig17_ s,e2-er-pu-um | If with you gold and tin |
| 5 | u2#-ul i-ba-asz-szi it-ti {munus}{d}iszkur-du-ri | there is none with Adad-duri. |
| 6 | _ku3#-sig17_ s,e2-er-pa-am le#-qe2-ma | He should take gold and tin, and |
| 7 | u3# a-lam sza pa-nu-szu a-na szu-bu#-li#-im | and the city that is before him to be destroyed |
| 8 | i#-na-at,-t,a3-lu-u2 li-pu-usz2 | they shall keep watch over, they shall do. |
| 9 | [as]-su2#-ur-ri a-lam | I surrounded the city |
| 10 | [sza] ka#*-wa*-ri-im qe2-er#-bi-im | of Kawarum, inside |
| 11 | [...] x x sza ka-wa-ri-im | ... of the quay |
| 12 | [sza-ap]-li-im* _sumun_ | the lower one, the son |
| 13 | [...] ka-wa-ri-im | ... of the quay |
| 14 | [...]-sza ki-di-i-tum* | ... her ... |
| 15 | [...] i-di | ... I know. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-ri | ...-ri |
| 2 | [...] x x | |
Sources & licences
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