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ARM 18, 005 (P351474)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351474 |
| 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 | tup-pi2 [an-ne2-e-em] i-na sze-me-e-em | This tablet according to the wording of |
| 5 | 5(u) szi-il#-ta#-hi# sza _5(disz) su-am3 zabar_ | 50 šiltāḫu-measures of 5 sūm of bronze |
| 6 | 5(u) szi-il-ta-hi sza _3(disz) su-am3_ | 50 šiltāḫu-containers of 3 sūm (measure) |
| 7 | 1(disz) me szi-il-ta-hi sza _2(disz) su-am3_ | 100 šiltaḫi-containers of 2 sūtu, |
| 8 | u3 2(disz) me szi-il-ta-hi sza _1(disz) su-am3_ | and 200 šiltāḫu-containers of 1 sūm |
| 9 | szu-pi2-isz | he smote |
| 10 | dan-na-tim szu-ku-un-ma | establish strongholds, and |
| 11 | ar-hi-isz lu-u2 ga-am-ru | Quickly, may it be completed! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 re-esz na-asz-pa-ar-ti-ia | and the beginning of my letter |
| 2 | wa-ar-ki-tim li-ki-il-lu | (Sum) May the king, my lord, protect me forever (Akk) May he guard you forever |
| 3 | pi2-qa-at u4-mu sza li-wi-it | the allocation of the day of the liwītu |
| 4 | an-da-ri-ig{ki} i-ri-ku-ma | of Andarig he conquered, and |
| 5 | asz-szum szi-il-ta-hi szu-nu-ti | Because they are šiltaḫi, |
| 6 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
| 7 | i-nu-ma a-sza-ap#-pa#-[ra-kum] | When I send you |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz szu-[bi-lam] | quickly send me! |
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