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ARM 18, 012 (P351481)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351481 |
| 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 | tup-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me | Your tablet, which you sent to me, is new. |
| 5 | asz-szum _tug2_ mar-da-tim _sag_ ia-am-ha-di-tim{ki} | Concerning the mardātum-garment, the head of Yamhaditum |
| 6 | sza i-na pa-ni-tim asz-pu-ra-kum | which I previously wrote to you |
| 7 | ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | thus you wrote me: |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 9 | [_tug2_] mar#-da-tam sza-a-ti | that mardatu-garment |
| 10 | [a]-na# babila2{ki} | to Babylon |
| 11 | [u2-ul u2-sza-bi]-il | I did not send. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na qa-ti-ia _tug2_] mar-da-tam sza-a-ti | in my hand that soiled garment |
| 2 | [u2-te-ru]-nim#* _tug2_ mar-da-tam sza-ni-tam | they returned. A second mardatu-garment |
| 3 | [u2-sza-bi]-il#* u3 _tug2_ mar-da-tum szi-i-ma | and he is a mardatu-garment. |
| 4 | [i-na qa]-ti-ka-ma sza-ak-na-at | is placed in your hand. |
| 5 | i-na-an-na ar-hi-isz | Now quickly |
| 6 | _tug2_ mar-da-tam sza-a-ti | that mardatu-garment |
| 7 | a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-bi-lam | send to me! |
| 8 | u3 asz-szum qar-na-at tu-ra-hi-im | and concerning the horns of the turāḫim |
| 9 | u3 _gesz-kin2_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | and the work-assignment that you wrote me |
| 10 | it-ti bu-nu-isz8-tar2 | with Bunu-Ištar |
| 11 | e-er-re-sza-am-ma | he shall return, and |
| 12 | a-na s,e-ri-ka u2-sza-ab-ba-lam | he will bring it to your country. |
Sources & licences
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