Unread Atlas
ARM 18, 036 (P351505)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | ARM 18, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351505 |
| 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 Mukannišim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ri-ip-i-{d}da-gan | Thus Ripi-Dagan: |
| 4 | ra-im-ka-a-ma | your love, and |
| 5 | i-na pa-an at-lu-ki-ia | before my arrival |
| 6 | _i3 du10-ga_ a-na _kaskal-a_-ia e-ri-isz-ka-a-ma | good oil for my journey I sent to you, and |
| 7 | ki-a-am ta-pu-la-an-ni | Thus you wrote me: |
| 8 | um-ma at-ta#-a-ma ha-at-ra-am | Thus you, Ḫatti |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam-ma# _i3 du10-ga_ a-na _kaskal-a_-ka | Send me good oil for your journey! |
| 10 | lu-ud-di-na-kum an-ni-tam | Let me give you this. |
| 11 | ta-pu-la-an-ni | you have sent to me |
| 12 | u3 sza# a-na e-nu-ut _kaskal-a lugal_ | and that for the king's journey |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-at-ta-an-za-aq-ma | you will constantly question, and |
| 2 | _i3 du10-ga_ u2-ul ta-ad-di-nam | you will not give good oil. |
| 3 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma ha-at!-ra-am | Now, herewith |
| 4 | u2-sza-bi-la-kum | I sent to you. |
| 5 | szum-ma i-na ki-na-tim-ma | If in truth |
| 6 | a-hi at-ta u3 ta-ra-am-ma-an-ni | You are my brother, and you love me. |
| 7 | _i3 du10-ga_ a-na _kaskal-a_-ia | good oil for my journey |
| 8 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 9 | la ta-ka-al-la-a-am | do not hold back! |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.