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ARM 27, 002 (P355109)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355109 |
| 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 | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-szu-na-s,ir | Thus Ilu-šunaṣir |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | a-lum{ki} qa-at,-[t,u2]-na#-an{ki} | of Alum and Qaṭṭunan |
| 6 | u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim | and the district are well. |
| 7 | _iti_ ki#-is#-ki-si2 _u4 3(disz)+[n]-kam# ba-zal_-ma | The month of Kiskisi, the 3rd day, passed, and |
| 8 | isz#-tu# si2-ma-[an] _nig2#-gub_ | After he has set up the rites |
| 9 | a-di _iti_ ki-is-ki-si2# _[u4] 1(u) 4(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma | until the month of Kiskisu the 14th day passed, and |
| 10 | sza-mu-um ka-a-ia-ni#-isz# iz-nu-un | The heavens rejoiced constantly. |
| 11 | a-na na-am#-la-ka-at be-li2-ia | for the protection of my lord |
| 12 | u3 _lu2-mesz# ha-na_ na-ah-mu-um# | and the mayors of Nahmum |
| 13 | be-li2 lu-u2 ha-di | May my lord be glad! |
| 14 | _a-sza3_ e-re-sza-am isz-x-x-x | the field Erešam |
| 15 | 3(disz) _{gesz}apin hi-a_ usz-ta#-as,#-bi-it | 3 plows he cut down. |
| 16 | a-na wa-ta-ar-tim x [...] | to the future |
| 17 | qa-tam asz-ku-un# | I deposited. |
| 18 | i-na qa-at sza-ma-tim u2-ul [hi-t,i3-tum?] | from the hand of the heavens not a fault(?) |
| 19 | sza-mu ip-pi2-tu-ma _a-sza3_ im-ta-ki#-[ru-ma] | “My name has been changed and the field has become dilapidated, and |
| 20 | [e]-er-re-esz15 | Erresh |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3# asz-szum _e2_-ia sza ma-ri{ki} | and concerning my house of Mari |
| 2 | _e2_ sza-a-tu 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | that house 5 shekels of silver |
| 3 | a-na i-sa-ad-di-dingir ad-di-in-ma | I gave to Isad-ilum, and |
| 4 | _e2_ id-di-na-am i-na-an-na _e2_ | the house he gave, now the house |
| 5 | i-ki-mu-ni-in-<ni5>-ma a-na _dumu_ i-ba-al-pi2-el | he established, and to the son of Ibal-pî-El |
| 6 | it-ta-ad-nu | they have given. |
| 7 | um-ma-a-mi _e2_ a-bi-szu an-ni-ta-an | the following: the house of his father this one |
| 8 | i-in be-li2-ia ma-ah-ra-a | before my lord |
| 9 | sza a-na-ku a-al{ki} pa-t,i3-im | of which I, the city of A’al, was abandoned, |
| 10 | wa-asz-ba-a-ku u3 _e2_ a-na sza-ni-im-ma | I am stationed, and the house to another |
| 11 | id-di-nu u3 ni-szu-ia it-ta-na-gi-szu | they gave him, and he has turned his attention to him. |
| 12 | u3 a-ia-szi-im _e2_ a-bi-ia-ma | and my father’s house |
| 13 | li-te-ru-nim mu-ut-ta-at _e2_ a-bi-ia# | may they return to me the property of the house of my father. |
| 14 | {disz}zi-im-ri-e-ra-ah wa-szi-ib | Zimrī-Eraḫ stationed |
| 15 | u3 mu-ta-tam {munus}at-ra-ka-tum wa-asz-ba#-at | and a pregnant woman, a suckling woman |
| 16 | u3 i-ia-ti i-na _e2_ a-bi-ia | and me in the house of my father |
| 17 | li-isz-te-mi-[du-ni]-in#-ni5# | may they make perfect for me. |
| 18 | sza-ni-tam 3(disz) _sag-ARAD2_ x [...] | Secondly, 3 slaves ... |
| 19 | [(x)] x# na-bi-tu-nim as,-ba-as#-[su2-nu-ti] | ... I seized them. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti_ ki-is-ki-si2 _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma# | The month of Kiskisi, the day 21 passed, and |
| 2 | i-na si2-ma-an _nig2-gub_ | at the time of the rites |
| 3 | tup-pi2 an-ne2-em u2-sza-bi-lam | This tablet I sent to you. |
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