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ARM 21, 257 (P352259)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 21, 257 |
|---|---|
| ID | P352259 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | _1(disz) {gi}pisan sza3-ba 8(disz) szu#-usz-gar-ra zabar_ | 1 basket inside it, 8 bronze arrowheads |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(disz) ma-s,a-ar-ru _zabar_ | 13 bronze shields, |
| 3 | _8(disz) dilim2 zabar_ | 8 bronze dilim vessels, |
| 4 | 2(disz) ma-ka-la-tum ha-asz-sze-e-tum _zabar_ | 2 (pieces of) kalātu-silver, ḫaššêm-stone, bronze. |
| 5 | 4(u) _gal hi-a zabar_ | 40 talents of bronze |
| 6 | 1(disz) tur2-ni-pa-ak-kum _zabar_ | 1 bronze tur-ni-pakkum |
| 7 | 1(disz) sza-hu-um _zabar_ | 1 bronze šaḫum-vessel |
| 8 | 2(disz) ta-ak-sza-ku _zabar_ | 2 bronze takšaku-bowls, |
| 9 | 1(disz) _{gi}pisan sza3-ba_ 5(disz) sza-hu _zabar_ | 1 basket of contents, 5 bronze arrowheads |
| 10 | 1(disz) _gir2-gi-zu zabar_ | 1 bronze chariot, |
| 11 | 1(disz) _{gi}pisan sza3-ba_ 2(disz) tur2-ni-pa-ak-ku _zabar_ | 1 basket inside, 2 bronze turnipakku-bowls, |
| 12 | 5(disz) ma-asz-qa-la-tum _zabar_ | 5 bronze axes, |
| 13 | 1(disz) _{gi}pisan sza3-ba_ ma-asz-qa-al-tum _zabar_ | 1 basket in the middle of the māšqaltu-festival, bronze |
| 14 | 2(disz) _{uruda}szen 1(disz) szukur zabar_ | 2 copper kettles, 1 bronze kettle |
| 15 | 9(disz) _tug2_ ut,-ba _gal 7(disz) tug2_ ha-lu-u2 _sag_ | 9 full-grown uṭa garments, 7 halû-garments, the head |
| 16 | 8(disz) _tug2_ za-ku-u2 8(disz) _tug2 sal-la_ | 8 zakû-garments, 8 soiled garments |
| 17 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ma-ra-tu-u2 9(disz) _tug2_ u2-t,u2-ub-lu | 3 matītu-garments, 9 uṭublû garments, |
| 18 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ki-ti-it ha-li-im 2(disz) _tug2_ sa-ak bu-ri 2(disz) | 3 kītit-garments, destroyed, 2 sakbur-cloths, 2 |
| 19 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ki-ti-it _husz_ 1(disz) _tug2_ ha-am-du-u2 | 1 furious garment, 1 hamdû-garment, |
| 20 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-gu-hu 3(disz) _tug2_ ki-ti-tum _sag_ | 1 Aguhu-garment, 3 Kitītum-garments, the head |
| 21 | 2(disz) _tug2_ gu-usz-szu 2(disz) _tug2_ u2-t,u2-ub-lu _us2_ | 2 gushšu-garments, 2 uṭublû garments, length |
| 22 | 5(disz) _tug2 na-ma-husz-a_ bu-ri-im _sumun_ | 5 namuš-garments of the būru-plant, |
| 23 | [n] _tug2 na-ma-husz-a sumun_ | n old namhush-garments |
| 24 | [n] _tug2 husz 5(disz) tug2 dugud_ | n furious garments, 5 heavy garments |
| 25 | 8(disz)? _tug2_ ha-lu-u2 _us2_ | 8(?) halû-garments, length |
| 26 | 5(disz) _tug2_ ki-ti-tum _us2_ | 5 kititu-garments, length |
| 27 | ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) tug2 sag_ | total: 91 textiles, the front |
| 28 | 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ szu-ba-ru-u2 | 14 šubāru-garments, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ut,-ba _us2_ | 91 uṭa-garments, length |
| 2 | 6(disz) _tug2_ ia-am-ha-du-u2 | 6 garments for Yamḫadû |
| 3 | _szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) tug2 hi-a us2_ | total: 91 hi-a garments, length |
| 4 | 1(disz) me-at 4(u) 7(disz) _tug2 bar-kar-ra_ | 107 outer garments, |
| 5 | _szu-nigin2-nigin2_ 3(disz) me-at 1(u) 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag us2 u3 bar-kar#-ra#_ | total: 319 hi-a-garments, the head, the length, and the outside |
| 6 | 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2 nig2-bara3 sag_ sza _2(disz)-ta-am3_ pa-nu-szu-nu | 17 nigbara-garments, the top, of 2 each, their faces |
| 7 | 5(disz) _tug2 nig2-bara3 us2_ sza _2(disz)-ta-am3_ pa-nu-szu-nu | 5 nigbara-garments, length, of 2 each, their faces |
| 8 | 5(u) 6(disz) _tug2 nig2-bara3 us2_ sza _1(disz)-ta-am3_ pa-nu-szu-nu | 56 nigbara-garments, length, of 1 each, their faces |
| 9 | 6(disz) _tug2 nig2-bara3 hi-a sumun_ | 6 old nigbara garments, |
| 10 | 4(disz) _tug2 nig2-bara3_ sza hi-il-li-it _szagina_ | 4 nigbara-garments of the headdress of the general, |
| 11 | 5(disz) _tug2_ ha-iu _tur_ | 5 small ḫayu garments |
| 12 | _szu-nigin2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) tug2 nig2-bara3 hi-a 5(disz) tug2_ ha-iu _tur_ | total: 68 small nigbara textiles, 5 small ḫayu textiles |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ mar-da-tum | 104 mardatu-garments |
| 14 | 4(u) 8(disz) ma-as2-si-la-tum | 48 (mana wool for) Masillatum |
| 15 | 1(disz) _gada sza3-ga-du3_ | 1 šagadu-garment, |
| 16 | 6(disz) _gada gu2-e3_ | 6 lengths for Gu-e3 |
| 17 | 1(disz) _tug2 gu2-e3 gun3-a_ | 1 speckled gu2-e3 garment, |
| 18 | 8(disz) li-it, _gesz-nu2_ | 8 li-it, bed |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | sza it-ti {disz}ha-ma-til | that with Hamatil |
| 2 | im-ma-ah-ru-ma a-na _e2_ ku-nu-ki | they received, and to the house of your seal |
| 3 | szu-ru-bu _igi lugal_ i-na _e2-i3-sag_ | they received. Before the king in the Esaŋ |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti_ a-bi-im _u4 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abum, the day 6 |
| 2 | li-mu ha-ia3-ma-lik _dumu_ du-da#-[nim] | Eponymy of Haia-malik, son of Dudanum. |
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