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ARM 26/2, 545 (P355102)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/2, 545 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355102 |
| 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 ia-si-im-su-mu-u2 | to Yasimsumu |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma s,i2-id-qu2-la-na-si | Thus Ṣidqulanasi: |
| 4 | ra-im-ka-a-ma | your love, and |
| 5 | i-nu-ma a-na ma-ri{ki} ur2-du | when to Mari Urdu |
| 6 | 1(disz) _gal_ 2(disz) li-im pa-ri-si _sze_ | 1 (shekel) 2 thousand stalks of barley |
| 7 | a-na qa-at a-si2-nim | into the hands of Asinu |
| 8 | am-du-ud i-na sza-ni-isz | I counted; alternatively, |
| 9 | 5(disz) li-mi pa-ri-si _sze_ | 5 thousand stalks of barley |
| 10 | a-na qa-at bur-{d}nu-nu | into the hands of Bur-Nunu |
| 11 | u3 ka-a-la#-dingir# _lu2#_ zu#-ru-ub#-[ba-an]{ki} | and Kala-il, the man of Zurubban |
| 12 | am-du#-[ud] | I built. |
| 13 | u3 i-na-an-na [a-nu-um-ma] | Now, herewith |
| 14 | 6(disz) li#-[mi pa-ri-si _sze_] | 6 thousand stalks of barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na qa-at t,a3-ab-s,il2-la-szu] | for the hand of his ṭāb-ṣill |
| 2 | [u3 as3-qu2-di-im am-du-ud] | and asqudum I built. |
| 3 | [_szu-nigin2_ 2(disz) _gal_ 3(disz) li-mi pa-ri-si _sze_] | total: 2 (mana wool for) 3 līmu of parrisu-grain |
| 4 | sze-[um sza ap-la-ta] | the barley of the aplata |
| 5 | i-na i-[ma-ar{ki} wa-s,i2-szu-nu] | in Imar their settlement |
| 6 | zi-ki-ir szu-[mi]-ka# | your name is proclaimed |
| 7 | u2-ul u2-sza-bi-la-ak#-kum# | I did not send to you. |
| 8 | a-na qa-at da-ri-ia | in my eternal hand |
| 9 | zi-ki-ir szu-mi-ka u2-sza-ba-la-ku | (Sum) Your name is a lion, your name is an eagle (Akk) The mention of your name makes you tremble |
| 10 | sza-ni-tam sza-tam an-ni-tam _gesztin-na_ i-qi2-ir | another, another, wine he shall offer. |
| 11 | _[ku3]-babbar_ sza na-da-nim id-na-am-ma | the silver of the gift he gave, and |
| 12 | u3 1(disz) _lu2-tur_-ka ta-ak-lam | and one child of yours is dead. |
| 13 | t,u2-ur-dam _gesztin-na_ lu-sza-ma-ku | may wine be poured out, |
Sources & licences
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