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ARM 21, 258 (P352260)
Administrative, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 21, 258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P352260 |
| 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 | _3(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na zabar_ | 3 talents 48 minas of bronze |
| 2 | a-na _{gesz}szukur zabar_ | to a bronze weapon |
| 3 | u3# za-am-ra-tim | and the sanctuaries |
| 4 | _[2(u)]+2(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar_ | 25 minas of bronze |
| 5 | _ki#-la2-bi 1(u) 9(disz) aga3 zabar gal_ | its weight: 19 large bronze spears |
| 6 | _[n]+1(disz) aga3 zabar tur_ | n+1 bronze crowns, small, |
| 7 | _2(u)# 6(disz)#? ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(disz) szu-szi# [...] | 26? minas, its weight: 60 ... |
| 8 | 1(u) na-al-pa-ti 1(u) 3(disz) pu-lu-ka-[tim] | 10 nalpatu-vessels, 13 pots |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) ha-ra-nu | 16 haranu, |
| 10 | _3(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ | 3 talents 47 5/6 minas, its weight |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) a-szi-tim sza _{gesz}ig hi-a_ | 104 ašītum workers of the door(s), |
| 12 | _1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(u) 2(disz) ma-la-li | 1 talent 12 minas its weight is 12 mala. |
| 13 | sza _{gesz}gigir_ | of the chariot |
| 14 | _1(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na_ | 1 talent 48 1/2 minas |
| 15 | _ki-la2-bi_ 1(u) 2(disz) ma-la-li | its weight: 12 malālu. |
| 16 | sza ma-ia-al-tim | of the lands |
| 17 | _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_ | 19 minas of bronze, its weight |
| 18 | 1(disz) tur2-ni-pa-kum | 1 turnipakum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ ih-zi | 1 talent 5 minas its weight he weighed out. |
| 2 | sza ma-ia-al-tim u3 bi-tim | of the settlements and houses |
| 3 | _1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_ | 1 talent 25 minas of bronze, its weight |
| 4 | 1(disz) sza-pi2-il-tim _gal_ | 1 large ša-pil-tum |
| 5 | _5(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_ | 55 minas of bronze, its weight |
| 6 | 1(disz) sza-pi2-il-tim _tur?_ | 1 small ša-pil-tum |
| 7 | _1(disz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_ | 1 talent 11 minas of bronze, its weight |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) na-me-e u3# 4(disz) kul2-la-ni | 12 na-mê and 4 kullani |
| 9 | _[1(asz) gu2] 4(u) ma-na uruda ki-la2-bi_ | 1 talent 40 minas of copper, its weight |
| 10 | [...] ka#-ni-im | ... of the land |
| 11 | [...] _zabar# ki-la2-bi_ | ... bronze, its weight |
| 12 | [...] ka#-ta-pi2 | ... katapi |
| 13 | [...] _ma-na# [...] | ... minas ... |
| 14 | [...] _ma#-na zabar#_ | ... mina of bronze |
| 15 | _2(asz)# gu2# 2(u)# 9(disz)# 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda_ ka-ka-ar#-[tum] | 2 talents 29 1/2 minas of copper for the kakartum-festival |
| 16 | _2(asz) gu2 2(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda luh-ha_ | 2 talents 20 1/2 minas of copper, lubḫu-sulphur |
| 17 | _2(u) 6(disz) ma-na uruda ki-la2-bi_ 4(disz) sza-sza-ra-tim | 26 minas of copper, its weight is 4 šašaratum |
| 18 | _1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(disz) ak-ku-ul-lim | 13 5/6 minas, its weight: 1 Akkullim, |
| 19 | _2(u) gir2 zabar hi-a_ | 20 bronze swords, |
| 20 | _5(asz) gu2 zabar ki-la2-bi_ | 5 talents of bronze, its weight |
| 21 | 2(disz) pi2-it-qi2 sza a-le-e | 2 (pieces of) pītqi of alû, |
| 22 | _szu-nigin2 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na zabar_ | total: 24 talents 45 5/6 minas of bronze |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _7(asz) [gu2 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na] uruda#_ | 7 talents 9 5/6 mina of copper |
| 2 | sza it-ti# [...] | who with ... |
| 3 | a-na qa-[ti ...] | into the hand of ... |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | i-na ki-sa3-al _{gesz}geszimmar_ | in the grove of date palms |
| 2 | _iti_ a-bi _u4 6(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma | The month of Abum, the day 6 passed, and |
| 3 | li#-mu ha-ia3-ma-lik _dumu_ du-da-nim | eponymy of Haia-malik, son of Dudanu. |
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