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ARM 18, 007 (P351476)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351476 |
| 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 | da-an-na-tim szu-uk-na-a-ma | establish lasting things for me, and |
| 5 | {gesz}a-mu-um _hi-a_ mi-im-ma | a tree, anything |
| 6 | ma-ri{ki} u3 sza-ap-li-isz | Mari and below |
| 7 | la i-tu-uq {gesz}a-ma-am sza i-tu-qu2-ma | the adammu-tree which he had cut down, |
| 8 | i-na bi-i'2-li ta-ma-ar-szu# | You will see him in the street. |
| 9 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim le-qe2-szu u3 be-[el] {gesz#}a-mi-im | to the palace take him, and the owner of the ammu |
| 10 | a-na ne2-pa-ri-im szu-ri-ib-szu | for the nepārīm, send him! |
| 11 | pi2#-qa#-at be-el {gesz}a-mi-im | responsibility of the owner of the threshing floor |
| 12 | ke-em i-qa-ab-be2-ek-kum | True, he says to you. |
| 13 | um-ma-a-mi s,i2-di-tam u2-ul i-szu-ma | the following: “He did not have a ṣidītu-demon, and |
| 14 | u3 a-na s,i2-di-ti-ia# le#-qe2-em | and take it for my ṣidītu. |
| 15 | a-la-ak u3 at-ta ki-a-am qi2-bi2-szum | I will go, and you, thus say to him: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma-a-mi at-ta a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | Thus you: to the king |
| 2 | tu-ur u3 a-na _e2_-ti-ka | return, and to your house |
| 3 | szu-pu-ur-ma i-na _e2_-ti-ka | send, and in your house |
| 4 | s,i2-di-it-ka li-ib-lu-ni-ik-kum | May they carry your scepter for you. |
| 5 | as-su2-ur-re-e-ma | I shall send, and |
| 6 | i-qa-ab-bu-ni!-ik-kum-ma | they say to you, and |
| 7 | 5(disz) 6(disz) {gesz}a-ma-tim _hi-a_ tu-wa-asz-sza-ra | 5 6 tamarisks, additional payment, you will give. |
| 8 | i-na _iti* 1(disz)-kam_ u3-lu-u2-ma i-na _iti* 2(disz)-kam_ | In the 1st month he will live, and in the 2nd month |
| 9 | a-wa-at {gesz}a-ma-tim _hi-a_ sza tu-wa-asz-sza-ra | the word of the āmû-tree that you have smashed |
| 10 | e-sze-me-ma a-na 1(disz) {gesz}a-mi-im | he heard, and for 1 amum tree |
| 11 | sza tu-wa-asz-sza-ra | of Tuwaššara |
| 12 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-asz-qa-al-ku-nu-ti# | 1 mina of silver he shall weigh out for you |
| 13 | a-na an-ni-tim# a-ah-ku-nu | I am herewith sending you. |
| 14 | la ta-na-ad-de-e | do not give (it) to anyone. |
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