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ARM 18, 024 (P351493)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351493 |
| 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 Mukannim |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um#-ma as3-qu2-du-um-ma | Thus Asqudum: |
| 4 | [u4]-um sza#* tup-pi2 _lugal_ asz-szum {gesz}a-szu-hi | The day of the king’s tablet concerning the ašuḫu tree |
| 5 | szu#*-usz2*-szi*-im a-na s,e-er i-tur2-as2-du | he will turn her back to the sheepfold. |
| 6 | il*-la-kam 4(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi sza _2(disz) gi-am3_ | 40 ašuḫi trees of 2 reeds |
| 7 | a-na si2-mi-la-tim | for the šimillatum |
| 8 | 2(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi a-na ka-am-mi | 20 (pieces of) ašuḫi wood for the kammu |
| 9 | 2(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi a-na 'u5-mu-da-ia | 20 ašuḫi trees for ʾUmidaya |
| 10 | i-na {gesz}a-szu-hi sza-bu#-lu#-tim | with a šabulūtum wood |
| 11 | sza# it-ti-ka | who with you |
| reverse | ||
| 12 | {gesz}a-szu-hi szu-nu-ti | these arrows |
| 13 | i-na _1(disz) {gesz}ma2_ szu#-ur#-ki-ba-am-ma | from 1 boat of Šur-kibama |
| 14 | _ku3#*-babbar#*_ s,i#-di#-it# _lu2#-mesz#_ sza#-di-de | The silver is the wages of the men to be paid. |
| 15 | i#-di#-in#-ma | gave, and |
| 16 | ur-ra-am _gesz hi#-a_ szu#!-nu#! li#-ik#-szu-du-nim | In the future, may those trees be planted. |
| 17 | a-na na-asz-pa#-ar#-ti#-ia# | for my letter |
| 18 | an-ni-tim a-ah-ka# la ta#-na#-ad-di | Do not neglect this matter! |
| 19 | sza#-ni-tam _1(disz) gir2_ sza _1(disz) ma-na_ | Another thing: 1 blade of 1 mina |
| 20 | [a]-na# {gesz}ia-szi-<bi>-im | to a scepter |
| 21 | [szu]-bi#-lam | send to me! |
| 22 | [a-di/na _u4] 9(disz)#*-kam#! si2-ih-pu-um ka-li | Until the 9th day: all sihpûm bread |
Sources & licences
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