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ARM 27, 006 (P355113)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355113 |
| 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 | 8(disz) _lu2-mesz diri-ga_ | 8 extra men, |
| 6 | sza i-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} | which in Qaṭṭunan |
| 7 | wa-asz-bu a-bu-ul-la-am i-na-s,a-ru | “Wašbu and Abullam will guard’— |
| 8 | u3 _a-sza3 a-gar3 e2-gal_-lim | and the field, meadow of the palace |
| 9 | asz-szum _ansze eden hi-a_ | Concerning the donkeys of the steppe |
| 10 | u3 x ar-we-e _masz#-da3#_ | and ... a gazelle |
| 11 | i-na-s,a-ru | they will keep watch |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na szi-si-it _e2-gal_-lim | and to the šiši-it of the palace |
| 2 | iz-za-az-zu | he will stand. |
| 3 | i-na-an!-na asz-szum _sze-ba_-szu-nu | Now, concerning their barley |
| 4 | u3 _siki-ba_-szu-nu | and their garments |
| 5 | u2-da-ab-ba-bu-ni-ni5# | they shall smite him |
| 6 | i-na-an-na be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | Now, my lord should write to me, and |
| 7 | _sze-ba_ u3 _siki-ba_ | barley and wool |
| 8 | lu#-di-in | I shall give. |
Sources & licences
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