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ARM 18, 023 (P351492)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351492 |
| 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 as3-qu2-du-um-ma | Thus Asqudum: |
| 4 | a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) sza-al-za-ti#* sza* _ku6_ | Herewith, one shalzatu of fish |
| 5 | a-na sa-am-ma*-tim | to the sea |
| 6 | u2-sza-bi-la-kum | I sent to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) {gi}sza-al-za-ti# | 20 reed baskets |
| 2 | sza ki-i sza-a-tu | which like that |
| 3 | mu-sza-am | he named. |
| 4 | a-di ka-s,a-tim | as far as the border |
| 5 | szu-pi2-isz-ma | he sent, and |
| 6 | ar-hi-isz | quickly |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
Sources & licences
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