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ARM 18, 002 (P351471)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351471 |
| 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 Mukannishim |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma be-el-ka-a-ma | Thus your lord: |
| 4 | asz#-szum {d}lamma sza in-ne-ep-szu {d}lamma szi-i | Concerning the protective deity whose deeds are blama, it is blamma. |
| 5 | i#-na e-pe2-szi-im ma-di-isz ma-asz-ha-at | In the process of making, it is very much in debt. |
| 6 | u3# ih-zu-sza u2-ul ru-usz2-szu-ku | and her limbs are not loosened |
| 7 | u3# i-nu-ma {d}lamma szi-i iz-za-az-zu isz-tum sza pi2 | And when that protective deity stands, from the mouth |
| 8 | in#-na-am-mar-ma u3 a-mar-ma | He will see and he will see. |
| 9 | szi#-i-ri ma-di-isz i-na-az-zi-iq | He passes the night very quickly. |
| 10 | [i]-na#-an-na u4-um tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am te-sze-em-mu-u2 | Now, when you hear this tablet |
| 11 | [ih]-zi# sza {d}lamma sza-a-ti u3 _gi hi-a_ ma-ah-ri-ka | Ihzi of that protective deity and the reeds in your presence |
| 12 | [...] sza-ni-i-isz-ma li-ir-ku-su | … alternatively, may they bind him. |
| 13 | [...] u3 _gi hi-a_ | ... and reeds |
| 14 | [...]-ma i-nu-ma | ... and when |
| 15 | [...] x x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] u3# hi-t,i3#-tim# | ... and sins |
| 2' | [...]-pu#-usz2 | ... he did |
| 3' | [...]-te9#-e | ... recites |
| 4' | [...]-x-ma | ... and |
| 5' | [...]-sza#-ki#-in | ... firmly established |
| 6' | [...] sza# ib#-'i3-lu | ... that he had brought |
| 7' | [...]-ku | ...-ku |
| 8' | [... ru]-usz2#-szu-ka-at | ... is a curse. |
Sources & licences
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