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ARM 18, 026 (P351495)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351495 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 da-ri-isz-li-[bur]-ma | Thus Darius the King: |
| 4 | tup-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam# esz-me | Your tablet that you sent to me, I have heard. |
| 5 | tup-pa-ka sza a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | Your tablet which to the king |
| 6 | tu-sza-bi-lam a-na _lugal_ | you sent to the king |
| 7 | u2-t,a3-ah-hi-szu-ma | he smote him, and |
| 8 | a-na tup-pi2-ka ma-di-isz i-qu2-ul | He will weigh it out on your tablet very much. |
| 9 | me-he-er tup-pi2-ka | Your tablet is the foundation. |
| 10 | t,e2-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I will give a full report. |
| 11 | _lugal_ u2-sza-bi-la-kum | the king sent to you |
| 12 | sza-ni-tam | another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal_ ki-a-am iq-bi | the king said thus: |
| 2 | a-na mu-ka-an-ni-szi#-im# | to Mukannim |
| 3 | szu-pu-ur-ma | send, and |
| 4 | 1(disz) _gesz-nu2_ ka-ar-ri | 1 bed of karru-wood |
| 5 | sza li-bi-im | of the army |
| 6 | 1(disz) _{gesz}giri3-gub_ | 1 footstool |
| 7 | ma-as2-ma-ka-an-nim | to me. |
| 8 | qi2-isz7-ti-{d}nu-nu | Qišti-Nunu |
| 9 | a-na _kaskal-a_-ti-ia li-pu-usz | may he do for my journeys. |
| 10 | i-na-an-na ar-hi-isz | Now quickly |
| 11 | szu-us,2-bi-it-ma | he seized, and |
| 12 | a-na pa-an _lugal_ | to the king |
| 13 | lu-u2 ga-am-ra | or a fuller |
| 14 | i-na qa-be2-e _lugal_ | at the command of the king |
| left | ||
| 1 | tup-pi2 u2-sza-bi-la-kum | I have sent you a tablet. |
Sources & licences
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