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ARM 18, 031 (P351500)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351500 |
| 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 Mukannishim |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ma-ap-ra-kum-ma | Thus (says) Aprakum: |
| 4 | ra-im-ka-a-ma | your love, and |
| 5 | _lu2-tur_ ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am | the child, thus you wrote me |
| 6 | um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you: |
| 7 | a-nu-um-<ma> _lu2_ s,a-ba-am-_mesz_ | Now, the captives |
| 8 | i-ra-du-ni-ku | they will kill you. |
| 9 | _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti | a man seized by them |
| 10 | mu-hu-ur | received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti | a man seized by them |
| 2 | it-ti# [_lu2_] s,a#-[bi-im]-_mesz#_ | with the captured men |
| 3 | szu-ut#-[...] | Šut- |
| 4 | be-x x x x x it#-ti | with |
| 5 | ma-szi#-im# u2-ul u2-sza-bu | he will not raise a claim. |
| 6 | tup-pa-am# me-he-er | A tablet of equal value |
| 7 | tup#-pi2#-ia it-ti _lu2_ s,a-bi-im# | my tablet with a captured man |
| 8 | ar#-hi#-isz# szu#-bi#-lam | quickly send me! |
| 9 | [...] x [...] x | |
| 10 | [x] x x di x x [x] x | ... ... |
| 11 | [u2]-sza#-bu an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | This is not the case. |
| 12 | [szu]-up#-ra#-am | send! |
| left | ||
| 1 | [sza-ni-tam a]-na# _i3-gesz_ ta-asz-ta-na-pa-ra-nim | Secondly, you constantly send me oil. |
| 2 | [a-nu]-um-ma isz-ka#-ar# 1(disz) _lu2-i3-sur_ | Herewith Ištar, one oil-presser |
| 3 | [usz]-ta#-bi-lam u3 [a]-na#-ku# ni-szi | I sent to you, and I myself, the people |
| 4 | _i3-gesz#_ a-ta-na-pa-al | oil I will pour out for him |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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