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ARM 27, 012 (P355119)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355119 |
| 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,u2-um sza-lim | The city Qaṭṭunan and the district are well. |
| 6 | asz-szum _esir_ ku-up-ri-im# u3 _esir_-tim! | Concerning the brickwork of Kuprum and (other) bricks |
| 7 | 1(disz)-szu! 2(disz)-szu a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra#-am-ma | I wrote to my lord once and twice. |
| 8 | u2-ul id-di-nu-nim u3 _ansze hi-a_ re-qu2-su2-nu | they did not give me, and the rest of the donkeys |
| 9 | it#-tu-ru-nim | returned. |
| 10 | [i-na]-an#-na ku-us,x(IZ)-s,u2 ik-szu-du-nim u3 _{gesz}ma2#_ hu-up-pa-at | Now the kuṣu-vessels have arrived, and the boat is broken. |
| 11 | [szum-ma a]-la#-ak be-li2-ia i-ba-asz-szi# | If it is acceptable to my lord, |
| 12 | [_{gesz}ma2_ ne-be2]-ri#?-im u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | a new boat there is none |
| 13 | [...] x x x x-am u3 [x x]-tim | ... ... and ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x]-szu#-nu-ti s,a-bu-um-_mesz_ | ...... their ...s, the troops |
| 2' | [sza be-li2] a-na ta-ri s,a-bi-im _dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-na | that my lord for the capture of the sons there are none |
| 3' | [i-t,a3]-ra#-dam li-isz-szu-nim | may he be reconciled with him. |
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