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ARM 18, 017 (P351486)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351486 |
| 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 tup-pa-ka# | Thus your lord: your tablet |
| 4 | sza tu-sza-<bi>-lam esz-me asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni | which you sent to me, I heard concerning the sons of the elders. |
| 5 | wa-asz-szu-ri-im ta-asz-pu-ra-am# | You sent me a message. |
| 6 | la-ma tup-pa#-ka-ma i-ka-asz-sza-dam | Instead of your tablet he will make it. |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er su-mu-ha-du-u2 | to the flock of Sumu-ḫadû |
| 8 | asz-pu-ur dan-na-tim asz-ku#-un | I wrote (and) deposited (them) in a strong place. |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni a-na szi#-ip-ri-szu-nu | Thus I: the sons of our fathers for their work |
| 10 | wa-asz-sze-er i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma | Now, herewith |
| 11 | _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni ka-la-szu-nu | all the scholars |
| 12 | at,-t,a3-ar-da-ku-um dan-na-tim | I have prayed to you, the strong one, |
| 13 | szu-ku-un-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | put them in order, and |
| 14 | a-na e-pe2-esz szi-ip-ri-szu-nu a-ah-szu-nu | To do their work, their fathers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la i-na-ad-du-u2 | they shall not abandon. |
| 2 | sza-ni-tam asz-szum e-nu-ut {gesz}ia8-szi-bi-im | Secondly, concerning the equipment of the chariot |
| 3 | tup-pa-am tu-sza-bi-lam tup-pa-ka szu-u2 | You will send me a tablet. That tablet is yours. |
| 4 | a-na ter-qa{ki} ik-szu-dam | to Terqa arrived. |
| 5 | i-na sza-ni-i-im u4-mi-im a-na ra-aq-qi2-im{ki} | in another day to Raqqim |
| 6 | [a-ka-asz-sza]-ad-ma | I shall conquer, and |
| 7 | e-nu-ut {gesz#}ia8#-szi-bi-im ma-li tu-sza-bi-lam# | “You have sent me the equipment of the scepter of the city hall. |
| 8 | a-na pi2-i tup-pi2-ka sza tu-sza-<bi>-lam | According to the wording of your tablet that you sent, |
| 9 | e-nu-tam sza-a-ti u2-sze-te-eq | he made that stone pass by. |
| 10 | a-na szi-ip-ra-ne2-e sza _e2-gal_-li-ka | for the work of your palace |
| 11 | szu-pu-szi-im a-ah-ka la ta-na-ad-di | Do not neglect your brother! |
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