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ARM 18, 022 (P351491)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351491 |
| 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 aq-ba-a-hu-um-ma | Thus I said: |
| 4 | asz-szum# [sza i]-na# ma-ah-ra | Concerning what in the past |
| 5 | a-na hi-im-di#-sa-ma-as2 na#-da#-nim | to Ḫimdi-Samas was given |
| 6 | wa-e-er-ka u2-ul ta-ad-di-in | You will not give it before you. |
| 7 | um-ma szu#-ma hu-ul-li _us2_ | Thus (says) Šūma: “The enemy's army |
| 8 | la uh-hu#-zu-tim id-di-nam | he gave without interruption. |
| 9 | mi-nu-um pa-aq-da#-tu#*-nu-ma | What are their compensations? |
| 10 | u2-ul ta-ad-di-in# | you did not give. |
| 11 | i-na-an-na 1(disz) ta-pa-al hu-ul-lim | Now, one bowl of hullim-beer. |
| 12 | ap#-pa#-tim | the apsû |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 na-ap-li-si | and Naplisi |
| 2 | i-di#-in | gave |
| 3 | u3 asz-szum# {kusz}me#-sze#-en# _suhub2_ sza _munus_ | and concerning the sandals of the feet of the woman |
| 4 | a-na a*-ha/sza#?-at* ha#-am#-mi-sza-gi-isz | to Hammi-šagiš |
| 5 | sza hi#-sze#-eh*-ta-ka* id#-di#-nu | which he gave to you |
| 6 | na#-da#-nim aq#-bi#-kum# | I said to you: |
| 7 | u2-ul ta#-[ad]-di#-in | you did not give. |
| 8 | 1(disz) {kusz}me-sze-[en] _suhub2#_ sza _munus_ | 1 mešēn-shoot, the booty of the woman |
| 9 | a-na# a-ha-at ha#-am-mi-sza-gi-isz | to the side of Hammi-šagiš |
| 10 | i-di-in | gave. |
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