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ARM 18, 021 (P351490)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351490 |
| 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 | [x] x x x [...] | |
| 5 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 6 | x x na x x [...] x x [...] | sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 7 | _{gesz}illuru hi-a_ sa3#-hi#-ra#-tim sza i-ip#-pe2#-szu | a basket of mixed fruit, which he made |
| 8 | i#-na i-sza-tim | in winter |
| 9 | x x [i?]-lu-ut,-t,u2-szi-na-ti# | ... their divinity |
| 10 | [i-na me]-e# em-mu-tim# [...]-szi#-na-[ti?] | In the light of the night ... their ... |
| 11 | [i?-na? _na4?_] ra-ap-pi2-im# | with(?) a large stone |
| 12 | [li?-lu?]-t,u2-szi-na-ti# [...] | May they li[lu]ṭu[š] them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [an-ni-tam] u2-wa-e-ra#-kum# | this he shall deliver to you. |
| 2 | i-na-an-na tup-pi2 an-ne2-e-em# | Now this tablet |
| 3 | i-na sze-me-e-em# | according to the order |
| 4 | _6(disz) {gesz}illuru hi-a_ sa3-hi-ra#-[tim] | 6 baskets of mixed fruit |
| 5 | sza i-na me-e em#-mu#-tim# x x x | who in battle ... |
| 6 | [(x)] i#-na# _na4#?_ ra-ap-pi2-im li#-[lu?]-t,u2#? [...] | ... with reddish stone, may they live ... |
| 7 | szi#-pi2#-ir#-szi-na ma-di#-[isz? ...] | Their work greatly |
| 8 | ar-hi#-isz# a-na s,e#-ri-[ia?] | quickly to me |
| 9 | szu-[bi-lam] | send me! |
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