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ARM 27, 010 (P355117)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355117 |
| 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 | i-na s,a-bi-im-_mesz dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-na | among the captives, my sons |
| 6 | sza be-li2 i-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} i-zi#-bu | which my lord stood in Qaṭṭunan |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) _lu2-tur-mesz e2# hi-a dumu-mesz_ x x x x x | 12 boys from the house of hia, sons of ..., |
| 8 | sza i-na i-lu-um-mu-lu-uk{ki} | which in Ilummuluk |
| 9 | sa#-ma-nim{ki} u3 ra-aq-qi2-im{ki} wa-asz-bu | of Samānum and Raqqim, who dwell |
| 10 | be#-li2 t,e4-em _lu2#-mesz_ szu#-nu-ti# | my lord, these men |
| 11 | sza wa-asz-szu-ri-szu-nu | of their opponent |
| 12 | u3 la wa-asz-szu-ri-szu-nu | and none of them |
| 13 | li-isz-pu-ra-am | may he write to me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ni-tam _e2-gal_-lam | a second palace |
| 2 | sza be-li2 u2-s,a-al-li-lu <lu?>-pu#?-usz2#? | which my lord made complete |
| 3 | bi-il5-tum a-na _gesz-ur3 hi-a_-szu ik#-bi#-it-ma# | he bound the cross-beam to his hoe and |
| 4 | _gesz-ur3 hi-a_-szu it-te-esz-be2-ru | his threshing floor they have smashed. |
| 5 | u3 di-ik-szi asz-ku-un-szum | and I established justice for him. |
| 6 | i-na-an-na szum-ma i-in be-li2-ia | Now, if before my lord |
| 7 | ma-hi-ir 1(disz) me _gesz-ur3 hi-a_ | 100 threshing-sledges |
| 8 | sza 2(disz) _gi hi-a_ 2(disz) am-ma-a | of 2 reeds, 2 ammâ |
| 9 | be-li2 li-di-na-am-ma | my lord should give me, and |
| 10 | _e2-gal_-lim sza-a-ti lu-s,a-al-li-il5 | that palace may I purify. |
Sources & licences
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