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ARM 27, 008 (P355115)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355115 |
| 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 | asz-szum _gesz_ gu-szu-ur# _gesz?_ at,-t,a3?-as2?-si | Concerning the gušūr tree and the assû tree |
| 6 | u3 _gesz_ bu#-ba-tim | and the wood of Bubatum |
| 7 | sza _gesz_ ia-szi-bi-im | of a tree |
| 8 | u3 _gesz_ di-ma-tim | and ditto trees |
| 9 | sza# na#-ka-si-im | of the nakasim |
| 10 | sza# be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | which my lord wrote me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gesz hi-a_ ta-ar-s,u2-tum | a tarṣutum tree |
| 2 | sza# a-na _gesz?_ at,-t,a3?-as2?-si | that I have gathered for a tree(?) |
| 3 | u3 _gesz_ bu-ba-tim | and the trees of Bubatum |
| 4 | i-re-ed!-du-u2 | they will measure out. |
| 5 | i-na a-ah ha-bu-ur | on the bank of the Habur canal |
| 6 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 7 | _gesz_ e-e-ru-ma | he entered, and |
| 8 | _gesz hi-a_ ta-ar-s,u2-tum | a tarṣutum tree |
| 9 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is none. |
| 10 | _gesz_ e-e-ri ma-du-ma | the trees of the desert were numerous, and |
| 11 | a-na-ak-ki-is | I shall cut off. |
| 12 | a-nu-um-ma 3(disz) _lu2 giri3-sig5-ga#_ | Herewith, three good men |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza isz-tu [ma]-ri#{ki#} in#-na-bi-tu# | who fled from Mari |
| 2 | a-na s,e-er be#-li2-ia | to my lord |
| 3 | usz-ta-ri-a-am# | he caused to die |
Sources & licences
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