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ARM 27, 001 (P355108)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355108 |
| 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# dingir-szu-na-s,ir [_ARAD2_-ka-a-ma] | Thus Ilshu-nashir, your servant: |
| 3 | {disz}te-bi-ge-ri-szu il-li#-[kam-ma] | Tebi-gērišu came and |
| 4 | _e2-gal_ u2-pa-qi2-dam u3 ki-ma _e2-gal_-lum#? | the palace he shall entrust, and as the palace |
| 5 | mi-t,e5-tim i-szu-u2 {disz}te-bi-ge-ri-szu i-mu-ur | Tebi-gērīšu saw the crime. |
| 6 | be-li2 _ARAD2_-su2 li-isz-ta-al | my lord, his servant may ask. |
| 7 | i-nu-ma as3-qu2-du-um _e2-gal_ u2-pa-qi2-du | when Asqudum the palace he appointed |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ a-na 1(disz) _{gesz}apin_ i-si-ik | 12 men for 1 plow he bound. |
| 9 | u3 szu-nu u2-ul ka-asz2-du-ma i-na da-an-na | And they are not able to carry (them) off forever. |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz)* _lu2-mesz_ a-na 1(disz) _{gesz}apin_ ka-asz2-du | 15 men for 1 plow |
| 11 | ki-is3-mu-um i-na pa-ni _{gesz}apin hi-a_ ma-ad | a kīšum sacrifice in front of the plow was much |
| 12 | u3 ki-ma ki-is3-mu-um ma-du _lu2-mesz_ eb-bu-tum | and like a kišmum-demon many men of the Ebbutum |
| 13 | i-mu-ru i-na-an-na _lu2-mesz_ eb-bu-tum | they saw. Now, the white men |
| 14 | ik-szu-du-nim-ma 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ a-na _{gesz}apin hi-a_ | 10 men to the plow |
| 15 | i-si-ku pa-na-nu-um 1(u) 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ | Isiku, before 12 men |
| 16 | a-na 1(disz) _{gesz}apin_ u2-ul ka-asz2-du | for 1 plow he shall not be victorious. |
| 17 | i-na-an-na 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ i-na mi-im i-ka-asz-sza-du | Now, 10 men from whatever they will conquer |
| 18 | i-sza-ri-isz-ma-a la a-wi-lu-ti | “It is not a man’s fault |
| 19 | be-li2 i-sza-ak-ka-an asz-szum ma-a#? [(x)] | My lord will write to you concerning |
| 20 | 2(u) 5(asz) _a-gar3_ sze-im mi-t,i3-tim | 25 gur of grain is the deficit. |
| 21 | sza a-na be-li2-ia#! asz-pu-ra-am | which I wrote to my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _lu2-lu2-mesz_ na-sa-hi-im be-li2 isz-pu#-[ra]-am# | to the people of Nasaḫum, my lord, wrote me |
| 2 | _lu2-lu2-mesz_ mi-im-ma be-li2 la i-na-as-sa3-ah | the men whatever my lord shall not remove |
| 3 | pi2 mu-usz2-ke-nim wa-szi-bu-ut a-lim{ki} | the mouth of the true shepherd who dwells in the city |
| 4 | esz15-te-ne2-em-me2-ma u2-ul ke-em | Ištēnema is not true. |
| 5 | um-ma-a-mi _lu2-lu2-mesz e2-gal_ i-na-as-sa3-hu | the elders of the palace shall remove |
| 6 | ni-nu wa-sza-ab-ni ki-i asz-szum ki-a-am | “We who reside there, because of this |
| 7 | _lu2-lu2-mesz_ sza-a-ti ak-la sze-em a-sza-ar | Those men I counted. I will inspect the barley. |
| 8 | ki-ma ha-ba-tim a-ha-ab-ba-at-ma | like a robber they shall be robbed, and |
| 9 | _lu2-lu2-mesz_ sza-a-ti u2-sza-ak-ka-al | those men he shall hold. |
| 10 | u3 a-da-am sza _lu2-lu2-mesz_ sza-a!-ti | and the father of those men |
| 11 | be-li2 a-ta-na-ap-pa-al | My lord, I keep asking. |
| 12 | asz-szum _sze-ba lu2-mesz_ ha-na u3 _lu2 diri-ga_ | Concerning the barley of the Haneans and the extra men |
| 13 | _lu2-mesz_ eb-bu il-li-ku-nim-ma _1(barig) 4(ban2)-am3 sze-ba_ | the bright men came and 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley |
| 14 | i-si-ku-szu-nu-szi-im-ma u2-ul i-ma-ha-ru | they will bind them, but they will not accept. |
| 15 | pa-na-nu-um _1(asz) gur-am3_ a-na-ad-di-in-szu-nu-szi-im-ma | the front 1 gur I gave them, and |
| 16 | u2-ul i-ma-ha-ru i-na-an-na _1(barig) 4(ban2)-am3_ | they will not accept. Now, 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 17 | ki-i li-im-hu-ru asz-szum _1(asz) gur-am3_ | when they received, concerning 1 gur |
| 18 | sza pa-na-nu-um i-ka-lu {disz}te-[bi-ge-ri-szu] | Tebi-gērišu |
| 19 | im-hu-ru um-ma-a-mi szum#-[ma _1(asz) gur-am3_] | he received. My mother, if 1 kor |
| 20 | a-na _sze-ba_ te-si2-ik nu-[usz2-sza-ab] | to eat we shall sit down. |
| 21 | szum-ma la ki-a-am ni-[it-ta-la-ak] | If not, we shall go. |
| 22 | pa-na-nu-um asz-sum a-wi#*-[lu szu-nu] | Before me, I said: "They are men." |
| 23 | [ik-ka]-al#*-lu-u2 [a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia] | they will hold. To my lord |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [asz2]-ta#-na-ap-pa-ra-am i-na-an-na | I constantly send to you; now |
| 2 | _sze#-ba_ an-nu-tim ih-ha-ra-as, | this barley he shall weigh out. |
| 3 | a-la-am i-zi-bu-ma it-ta-la-ku | “Alas, they stood up and went, |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | an-ni-tam be-li2 lu i-de | This my lord should know. |
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