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ARM 26/2, 534 (P355091)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/2, 534 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355091 |
| 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 zi-im#-[ri-li]-im# | To my lord Zimrī-Lim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma s,i2-id-qu2-la-na-si | Thus Ṣidqulanasi: |
| 4 | _ARAD#_-ka-a-ma | your servant. |
| 5 | be-li2 asz-szum hi-sze-eh-ti-szu sza a-na s,e-er | My lord, concerning the šēḫtī-offerings for the flock |
| 6 | a-hi-szu isz-pu-ra-am | his brother wrote to me |
| 7 | be-li2 ki-a-am iq-be2-e-em | my lord said thus: |
| 8 | um-ma-a-mi pa-an a-wa-ti-ia s,a-ba-at | “My words are seized before my words. |
| 9 | szu-te-er-di hi-sze-eh-tam sza it-ti a-hi-ia | “Remove the šēḫtam that is with my arms. |
| 10 | e-ri-<szu> szu-ud-di-in | he gave to him. |
| 11 | a-szar be-li2 i-qa-ab-bu-ma! a-na hi-sze20-eh-ti-szu i-sza-ap-pa-ru | Where my lord commands, they will write to me about his troubles. |
| 12 | u3 a-na-ku hi-sze-eh-ti be-li2-ia | And I myself, my lord, |
| 13 | ma-al sza it-ti a-hi-szu | Whoever with his brother |
| 14 | {disz}ap-la-ha-an-da | Aplahanda, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ri-szu u3 a-na-ku u2-ul az-zi-iz-ma | I did not stand by him, and |
| 2 | hi-sze-eh-ti be-li2-ia u2-ul ak-s,u2-ur | I did not take away my lord’s property. |
| 3 | i-nu-u4-mi-szu be-li2 ki-a-am | At that time, my lord |
| 4 | u2-ul i-qa-ab-bi | he shall not say |
| 5 | um-ma-a-mi mi-im-ma _ARAD_-da | the following: "What is your servant?" |
| 6 | i-na kar-ka-mi-is3{ki} u2-ul i-szu | in Karkamis he did not have |
| 7 | [hi]-sze-eh-tam sza it-ti a-hi-ka | a reed bundle that with your arms |
| 8 | te#-ri-szu hi-sze-eh-tu szi-i | It is a tērišu-disease. |
| 9 | na-ad-na-at | is given. |
Sources & licences
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