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ARM 26/1, 005 (P354562)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P354562 |
| 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 be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma# | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ba-an-nu-um _ARAD2_-ka-[a-ma] | Thus Bannum, your servant: |
| 3 | an-ne2-ta-an da-am-qa-a sza as3-qu2-du-um la szi#-[na-ti] | This is a good thing that cannot be changed. |
| 4 | a-na qa-ti-ka isz-ta-na-ka-nu-ma | they keep giving you in your hand, and |
| 5 | a-wa-ti-szu te-esz-te-ne2-mu-u2 | (Sum) His words are uttered (Akk) You have spoken his words |
| 6 | i-nu-ma a-na ha-ar-ra-nim pa-ne2-ka ta-asz-ku-nu | When you have set your face towards the quay, |
| 7 | u3 _u4 7(disz)-kam_ un-qa-tim i-na _e2_ {d}da-gan tu-usz2-bu | and the 7th day, the seals in the house of Dagan sat. |
| 8 | i-ia-ti# i-na ma-ri{ki} te-zi-ba-an-ni-ma | my lord, in Mari you left me, and |
| 9 | ki-a-em# tu-wa-e-ra-an-ni um-ma at-ta-ma | As you have said to me, thus you: |
| 10 | _u4_-um a-na-ku i-na un-qa-tim e-te#-eb-bu#-u2# | When I entered the Ring |
| 11 | at-ta a-na ter-qa{ki} ku-usz-da-an-ni | You, go to Terqa! |
| 12 | an-ni-tam ta-aq-be2-e-em-ma i-na ma-ri{ki} at-ta-ak-la-ma | this you said, and in Mari I sat down, and |
| 13 | {disz}as3-qu2-du-um a-wa-tim# la szi-na-ti id-bu-ba-ku-um-ma | Asqudum spoke untruths to me and |
| 14 | a-na su-ga-gu-ut hi-sza-am-ta{ki} ta#-[asz]-ku-un-szu | to Sugagut of Ḫišamta you gave him. |
| 15 | sza#-ni-isz i-na a-wa-tim i-da-as,-ka-ma | Alternatively, he will give you a word |
| 16 | {disz}{d}en-lil2-i-pu-usz2 a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ sza hi-sza-am-ta ta#-asz#-ku-un | Enlil-ipuš to the father of the house of Ḫišammta you established |
| 17 | a-na#-ku a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} ak-szu-dam-ma | I went to Sagaratum and |
| 18 | a-wa-tim szi-na-ti esz-te#-em-me-ma ha-ab-ta-ku as2-si-ma | I have heard these words, and I am afraid. |
| 19 | a-wa#-tam# ke-em as,-ba-ta-ku-um um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I have seized the word of truth, thus I: |
| 20 | ki-i _dumu e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} | as the son of Egallātum |
| 21 | a-na su-ga-gu-ut hi-sza-am-ta{ki} ta-sza-ka-an | to Sugagut of Ḫišamta you will place. |
| 22 | u3 {d}en-lil2-i-pu-usz2 a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ ta-asz-ku-un | and Enlil-ipuš to the owner of the house you set. |
| 23 | an-ni-tam aq-bi-ku-um-ma _lu2_ sza-a-ti u2-da-pi2-ir-ma# | This I said to you, and that man I removed, and |
| 24 | {disz}be-el-szu-nu _ARAD2_-ka sza ki-ma sza-hi-im | Bēlšunu, your servant who like a slave |
| 25 | i-ka-bi-ru-ma ta-t,a3-ab-ba-hu-szu | they will eat and you will rub him. |
| 26 | ma-am-ma-an qa-at-ka la i-s,a-ab-ba-tu-[szu-um] | Nobody shall seize him by your hand. |
| 27 | a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ u2-wa-e-er-szu | to the owner of the house he shall remove him |
| 28 | {disz}as3-qu2-du-um ki-szi-id qa-ti-ia | Asqudum, the one who secures my hand |
| 29 | la szi-na-ti i-na li#-ib-bi-szu s,a-bi-it-ma | He is seized by an insubordinate in his heart, and |
| 30 | _ARAD2-mesz_ sza a-na szi-ir be-li2-ia u3 _dumu_ si-im-a-al | servants who for the life of my lord and son of Simāl |
| 31 | la ta-mar-ra-s,u2 a-na te-re-tim ta#-sza#-ka-an | You will place it for extispicy. |
| 32 | a-mu-ur ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 a-na le-mu-un-tim | I saw that that man to evil |
| 33 | u2-zu-un-szu sza-ak-na-at-ma | is placed on his chest, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la szi-na-ti i-na i-da-at le-mu-un-tim# | Without mercy on account of the evildoer |
| 2 | it-ti be-li2-ia i-da-bu-ub-ma | speaks with my lord, and |
| 3 | _ARAD2-mesz_ pa-nu-ut-tim-ma sza isz-me-{d}da#-gan | former servants of Išme-Dagan |
| 4 | a-na te-re-tim isz-ta-ka#-[an]-szu#-nu-ti | he set them up for extispicy. |
| 5 | t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em isz-me-{d}da-gan i-[sze-me]-ma# | This report Išme-Dagan heard, and |
| 6 | ma-di-isz i-ha-ad-du um-ma szu#-[u2-ma] | he will fight with each other, saying: "He is |
| 7 | _ARAD2-mesz_-ia pa-nu-ut-tum te-re-tim [i-ip-pe2-szu-ma] | my older servants, extispicies performed, and |
| 8 | su2-uh-hu#-ur ma-tim an-ni-tim i-ip#-[pe2-szu] | he will rebuild this land. |
| 9 | _1(disz) ninda_ u2-ul ub-ba#-[lam] | 1 ninda he shall not bring |
| 10 | a-wa-a-at _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2-ma u2#-ul# im-[hu-ur] | The word of that man my lord did not accept. |
| 11 | ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 a-na _e2-gal_-lim pa-ra-ki-im la i-ig#?-[ge-e?] | like that man to the palace of Parakum shall not approach |
| 12 | _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2 la i-ha-asz-szi-ih-szu _lu2_ szu-u2 szu-uh-hu | That man, my lord, should not fear him, that man is frightened. |
| 13 | _lu2-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ ta-ak-lu-tum | the men of the extispicy of Taklitum |
| 14 | i-na re-esz be-li2-ia iz-za-az-zu | at the head of my lord they stand. |
| 15 | _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu _dumu_ si-im-a-al a-na szi-ir be-li2-ia ma-aq-tu# | Those men, sons of Simāl, were sacrificed for the life of my lord. |
| 16 | _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2 a-na s,e-ri-ia li-sza-re-esz-szu | that man, my lord, may they bring to me. |
| 17 | u3-la-szu-ma _e2_-su2 u3 _e2_ ha-li-ha-du-un | and his house and the house of Haliḫadun |
| 18 | a-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-sze-er-re-eb | to the palace I brought in. |
| 19 | _lu2_ szu-u2 ar-hi-isz li-ik-szu-da-am | that man quickly may he attain. |
| 20 | ap-pu-na-ma i-nu-ma be-li2 i-na# sa-ga-ra#-tim u2-s,u2-u2 | When my lord went out into the netherworld |
| 21 | ke-em id-bu-ba-ku-um um-ma szu-ma a-na-ku# mar-s,a-ku-ma | “As soon as he spoke to me, he said: "I am sick, and |
| 22 | ba-lum _lu2_ ta-ak-lim bi-la-at be-li2-ia | without a man who has been captured the life of my lord |
| 23 | i-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} it-te-en-zi-ib | in Sagarātum he set out. |
| 24 | mi-nu-um bi-il-tum sza i-na _u4_-mi-szu im-ma-ak | whatever debt that he committed on his day |
| 25 | s,a-bi-im na-szi-i in-ne2-ez-bu | “The enemy has raged against her, |
| 26 | sza-ni-tam dam-qa-a sza su-mu-ha-di-i-im | Another good thing: of Sumu-ḫadīm. |
| 27 | sza# a-na s,e2-er be-li2-ia isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-mi | which my lord wrote to me, thus: |
| 28 | t,up#-pa-at sa-am-si-{d}iszkur a-na#-[ku] as,-ba-at | Tablet of Samsi-Addu. I have seized (it). |
| 29 | ma-an#-nu-um _lu2#-tur#_-szu an-nu-um sza [t,up]-pa-tim# [szi-na]-ti# is,-ba-tam-ma | Who is this pupil of his who these tablets took? |
| 30 | a-na# s,e-[ri]-ia ir-de-em-ma a-na-ku# [qi2-sza-tim] la a-qi2-szu-szum | He knew me and I did not give him a gift. |
| 31 | [t,up-pa]-tim# szi-na-ti _lu2-tur-mesz_ sza su#-[mu-ha-di]-im#? | These tablets are for the children of Sumu-ḫadim. |
| 32 | [u2-ul il]-qu2#-nim-ma qi2-sza-tim [u2-ul a-qi2-su2-nu-szi]-im# | I did not take it, and I do not give it to them. |
| 33 | szum#-ma da-am7-da-am ma#-[da-am ...] | If there is a land ... |
| 34 | szum-ma an-nam u2-ul [...] | If this is not |
| 35 | a-mu-ur ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 le-mu-[un-tam u3 a-wa-tim] | I have seen that that man is evil and words |
| 36 | la szi-na-ti a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia [is,-ri-mu] | they did not send me to my lord. |
| 37 | an-ni-tam be-li2 lu#-[u2 i-de] | This my lord should know. |
| 38 | sza-ni-tam 2(disz) me-tim _udu-hi-a_ sza zu-ha-ad-nim# | Secondly, 200 sheep of Zuḫadnim |
| 39 | sza# nu-bat-tim sza ak-ka-szi-im i-re-du#-[nim] | During the evening, they will go down to the threshing floor. |
| 40 | lu-u2 u2-sa3-mi-szu-szi-na-ti# | I made them submit to them. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _udu-hi-a_ szi-na-<ti?> as,-ba-at a-di a-la-ki-ka an#-[na-num] | I seized those sheep, until I came to you. |
| 2 | a-na-as,-s,a-ar-szi-na-ti ta-la-ka-am#-[ma] | I will keep watch over them. You will come and |
| 3 | t,e4-em _udu-hi-a_ szi-na-ti te-sze-em-me#-[e] | News of those sheep: hear them! |
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