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ARM 18, 008 (P351477)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351477 |
| 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 Mukannišim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma# be-el-ka-a-ma | Thus your lord: |
| 4 | [asz-szum] {na4#}du-uh-szi-im _na4_ u3 _ku3-sig17(ZI)*_ | Concerning the dushšīm stone, the stone and the gold |
| 5 | sza# ku#-ub-szi-im | of Kubšim |
| 6 | wu-di!-ma 1(disz) szu-szi-szu aq-be2-ek-kum | “Wudi, I said to you one hundred times |
| 7 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma hu-us-si2-sa3-an-ni-ma# | Thus (says) I: “Speak to me, and |
| 8 | ku-ub-szum szi-i li-isz-sza-ki#-in | May she place that kubšum-vessel. |
| 9 | asz-szum ku-ub-szi-im sza-a-tu | Concerning that kubšim |
| 10 | u2-ul tu-ha-as-si2-sa3-an-ni | you did not smite me, |
| 11 | u3 i-na ter-qa{ki} _u4 8(disz)-kam_ | and in Terqa on the 8th day |
| 12 | u2-szi-ib-ma {na4}du-uh-sze-em _na4_ | he sat down, and dushšēm-stone |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 _ku3-sig17(ZI)*_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam# | and gold you did not send. |
| 2 | ku-ub-szum szi-i u2-ul isz-sza-ki-ik i-na#-an-na _lugal#-mesz_ | He is a fugitive, she has not been placed. Now, the kings |
| 3 | i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim u3 ku#-ub-szum szi-i u2-ul# sza#-ak-ka-at | he will reach me, and that kubšum-vessel is not sealed. |
| 4 | u4-um tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am te-sze-em-mu-u2 | On the day you hear this tablet, |
| 5 | {na4}du-uh-sze-e-em _na4 ku3-sig17(ZI)*_ | dushšēm-stone, gold |
| 6 | u3 ku-ub-sza-am _1(disz) lu2-tur_-ka ka*-al*-lam | and the kubšam, 1 child of yours, the totality |
| 7 | szu-bi-lam-ma | send me, and |
| 8 | i-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} | in Sagaratum |
| 9 | la-ma _lugal-mesz_ i-ka-asz-sza-du-nim | before the kings reach me, |
| 10 | ku-ub-szum szi-i | that kubšum |
| 11 | li-isz-sza-ki-ik | may he make secure. |
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