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ARM 18, 025 (P351494)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351494 |
| 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 da-ri-isz-li-bur-ma | Thus Dariš-libūr: |
| 4 | i-na pa-ni-tim tup-pa-am | Before the tablet |
| 5 | u2-sza-bi-la-kum um-ma a-na#-ku#-ma# | I sent to you, thus I: |
| 6 | 6(disz) _bar-si_ u2-t,ub-lu | 6 bar-si of uṭiblu-plant, |
| 7 | 2(disz) _bar-si_ ha-am-du-u2 | 2 hamdû-barsi, |
| 8 | 2(disz) _bar-si_ na-as,-ma-du# _sag#?_ | 2 strips of carnelian, naṣmadu, the head; |
| 9 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa-tum _sumun_ | 1 raqatum-garment |
| 10 | a-na# sze-er-t,i3# | for the šerṭu |
| 11 | sza#*? _tug2#_ mar-da-tum _hi-a#_ | of a mardatu-garment |
| 12 | sza#* re-szi-im | of the head |
| 13 | _1(disz) gada sza3-ga-<du3> sag_ | 1 linen, Šagadu, the head; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2#-ul tu-sza-bi#-lam# | you did not send. |
| 2 | [i]-na#-an-na tup-pa-am an-<ne2>-e-em | Now this tablet |
| 3 | i#-na# sze-me-em | according to the order |
| 4 | ar-hi-isz# szu#-bi-lam | quickly send me! |
| 5 | i-na qa-be2-e _lugal_ | at the command of the king |
| 6 | asz-pu-ra-kum | I sent to you. |
| 7 | sza-ni-tam _lu2-tug2-du8_ | another: the tailor |
| 8 | sza it-ti-ia a-na _kaskal_ il#-li#-ku# | who went with me to the campaign, |
| 9 | szu-uk-si-szu-ma a-na _lugal#_ | Speak to him, and to the king |
| 10 | szu-ri-szu | his limbs |
Sources & licences
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