ARM 18, 004 (P351473)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351473 |
| 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 | a!-nu-um-ma# _4(disz) ma-na 1(u) su ku3-babbar_ | Now, 4 minas 10 su of silver |
| 5 | i-na _na4 hi-a_ ma-hi-ra-tim a-hu!-ne2-esz | from the hailstones received, their brothers |
| 6 | u2-sza-aq-qi2-la-am-ma | shall raise, and |
| 7 | _ku3#-babbar#_ a#-na# {munus}{d}iszkur-du-ri | silver to Adad-duri |
| 8 | ad#-di#-na-am | I gave. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-a-tu le-qe2-e-ma | take that silver, and |
| 10 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni | to the sons of the scholars |
| 11 | i-di-in | gave. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ($ erased $) | (erased line) |
| 2 | ar#-hi#-isz# _{gesz}banszur_ gi-isz*-ta*-lu*-u2*-ma# | quickly a table with a reed basket |
| 3 | a#-na pa-ni-ia li-le-e-em | May it be acceptable to me. |
| 4 | _{gesz}banszur_ sza a-ka-li-ia# | the table of my meal |
| 5 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
Sources & licences
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