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ARM 27, 007 (P355114)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355114 |
| 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 qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} u3 ha-al-s,um sza-lim | The city Qaṭṭunan and the district are well. |
| 6 | te-re-tim a-na szu-lu-um ha-al#-s,i2#-im | extispicies for the slaughter of the haruṣīm |
| 7 | u2-sze-pi2-isz-ma sza-al-ma | I had done, and it was good. |
| 8 | asz-szum _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen _{munus}nar_ | Concerning the daughter of Iddin-Sîn the singer |
| 9 | sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | which my lord wrote me |
| 10 | {gesz}pa-ra-ah-szi-tum i-na qa-tim u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi-ma | there is no scepter in the hand, and |
| 11 | {gesz}pa-ra-ah-szi-tam esz-sze-tam u2-sze-pi2-isz-ma | I had a new scepter made and |
| 12 | at,-ru-usx(IZ)-si2 | I have sent to her. |
| 13 | u3 asz-szum _lu2_ ma-la-hi-im | and concerning the man of Malaḫum |
| 14 | i-na pa-ni-tim-ma | in the past |
| 15 | a-na s,e#-er# be-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 16 | asz-pu-ra-am | I sent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}ma2#_ ne-be2-ri-im | a boat of the river bank |
| 2 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 3 | be-li2 _lu2_ ma-la-ha-am li-it,-ru-dam-ma | my lord may a man a slave may bring, and |
| 4 | _{gesz}ma2_ ne-be2-ri-im lu-sze-pi2-isz | a new boat I shall build. |
| 5 | a!-lum qa-at,-t,u2-na-[an{ki}] | the city Qaṭṭunan |
| 6 | szu-ub-ta-am u2-ul ma-li | The dwelling is not there. |
| 7 | szum-ma i-in be-li2-ia ma-ah-ra-at | If it is acceptable to my lord, |
| 8 | i-na s,a-bi-im-_mesz_ na-si-hi su-ha-ii{ki} | in the troops of Suḫāyu |
| 9 | sza be-li2 is-su2-ha-am | which my lord had removed |
| 10 | a-lam{ki#} isz#-te#-en6 be-li2 li-is-su2-ha-am-ma | May my lord return to the land of Elam, and |
| 11 | [u3? ki?-ma? i]-na#-an-na szu-ub-ta-am | and like now, the dwelling |
| 12 | [a?-lum? szi?-i li?-im?]-la | “He is a man, may he be a god’s |
Sources & licences
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