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ARM 18, 032 (P351501)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 18, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351501 |
| 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 ia-ab-ni-{d}da-gan | Thus Yabni-Dagan |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a#-ma | your brother |
| 5 | i-na ge-er-ri-im# ru-qi2-im pa-ag-ri | In a battle, a raging storm |
| 6 | u2-sza-al-lim u3 ni-zi-iq-tam | he made whole, and the nīziqtu-gift |
| 7 | li-ba-<ka> u2-ul u2-sza-ar-szi | he will not let her go out to the open country. |
| 8 | ta-al-li-kam-ma um-ma at-ta-a-ma | You came to me, thus you: |
| 9 | _lu2-i3-sur_ ma-ah-ri-ka# | the oil-presser before you |
| 10 | usz-za-az sza mu-sza-am | he set up. Of the night |
| 11 | u3 ka4-s,a-tam u2-sza-al-la-mu | and the gate they shall cover. |
| 12 | _lu2-i3-sur_ u2-ul ta-at,-ru-dam | the guarantor shall not be negligent. |
| 13 | u3 _i3-gesz_ u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | and oil you did not send. |
| 14 | _1(ban2)-am3 i3-gesz_ i-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ | 1 ban2 of oil for 1 day |
| 15 | us,-s,i2 u3 it-ti _lu2-mesz_ | and with the men |
| 16 | we-du-tim ka-li-szu-nu | all of them |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-gesz_ uh#-ta-ab-bi#-il# | he poured oil. |
| 2 | _6(disz) tug2_ ra-qa-tim | 6 fine garments |
| 3 | _1(u) tug2_ u2-t,ub-lu _us2_ | 10 uṭiblu-garments, length |
| 4 | _1(u) tug2 si-sa2 us2_ | 10 straight garments, length |
| 5 | _5(disz) gu2_ ki-ti-tim | 5 talents of Kititum |
| 6 | {gesz}mar-ri _zabar_ | a bronze wagon |
| 7 | {gesz}ma-ah-li-szi _zabar_ | a bronze arrowhead |
| 8 | {gesz}ha-s,i2-in-ni _zabar_ | a bronze arrowhead |
| 9 | _1(asz) gur i3-gesz_ | 1 gur of oil |
| 10 | _2(ban2) i3-gesz bara2-ga_ | 2 ban2 of cedar oil for the dais |
| 11 | bu-s,i2-ni | |
| 12 | la-ab-di | I shall bring. |
| 13 | hi-szi-ih-tam an-ni-tam | This is the ḫišihtam. |
| 14 | {disz}bur-{d}ma-ma | Bur-Mama |
| 15 | ap-la-am-ma li-id-di#-nam# | Look, and let him give me. |
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