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ARM 27, 016 (P355123)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355123 |
| 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 | i-na a-hi-ti-ia ki-a-am esz-me um-ma-a-mi | In my brotherhood, according to the wording of a written document, |
| 7 | 2(disz) me s,a-bu-um-_mesz_ u3 {d}saggar2-a-bu | 200 ṣabum-priests and Saggar-abu |
| 8 | isz-tu kur-da{ki} u2-s,u2-nim-ma | from Kurda brought out, and |
| 9 | 5(disz) me s,a-ba-am-_mesz lu2#_ [esz3]-nun#-na# da#-am7-da-am# | 500 captives, men of Eshnunna — |
| 10 | i-du#-uk# i-na ka-ra-szi-szu is-su2-uh-szu | he killed, in his wailing he shook him |
| 11 | u3 1(u) 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ ra-ak-bu-ut _ansze hi-a_ u2-te-er | and 12 rākbu men of donkeys he returned. |
| 12 | a-na pu-ha-at {disz}ba-zi-lim u3 zi-ik-ri-{d}iszkur | against Bazīl and Zikri-Adad |
| 13 | i-na-as,-s,a-ar-szu-nu-ti | he will keep them in good health. |
| 14 | _u4_-um tup-pi2 an-ne2-em a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | The day this tablet to my lord |
| 15 | u2-sza-bi-lam sza-al-szu-um _u4_-mu-um | he sent to me. The second day |
| 16 | sza isz-tu ka-ra-szi-szu | which from its granary |
| 17 | a-na an-da-ri-ig is-su2-hu | to Andarīg he removed. |
| 18 | u3 _lu2_ kur-da{ki}-iu u2-s,e-em-ma | and the Kurdaean brought out, and |
| 19 | ka-ra-sza-am iq-qu2-ur | (Sum) The kalāšam demon raged against me (Akk) It rages against me |
| 20 | u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun-na _dingir-mesz_-szu | and the man of Eshnunna, his gods |
| 21 | [a]-na# szu-uz2-ku-ur bi-na-isz8-tar2 | to Šuzkūr: Bina-Ishtar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [it,-ru]-ud#-ma bi-na-isz8-tar2 | he sent, and Bina-Ištar |
| 2 | _dingir#-mesz#_-szu# i-na li-ib-bi a#-lim#{ki}-ma ik-la-szu-nu-ti | his gods in the center of the city he held them. |
| 3 | t,e4-ma-am sza-a-ti esz-me-ma | I heard that report and |
| 4 | 2(disz) _lu2_ qa-al-lu-tim a-na t,e4-mi-im ga-am-ri-im le-qi2-im | 2 qallūtum men for the full report taken. |
| 5 | asz-pu-ur wa-ar-ki tup-pi2-ia an-ni-im | I wrote after this tablet. |
| 6 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report. |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia a-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | I shall send to my lord. |
| 8 | u3 szum-ma a-wa-tum szi-i ki-na-at | And if that word is true, |
| 9 | u3 i-in be-li2-ia ma#-hi-ir | and the eye of my lord has received it. |
| 10 | be-li2 1(disz) me s,a-ba-am-_mesz [lu2 ha]-na#_ | My lord, 100 captives of the mayor |
| 11 | li-it,-ru-dam-ma e-li 1(disz)! me s,a-bi-im-_mesz#_ | let them be brought to me, and above 100 prisoners of war |
| 12 | bi-ir#-tim pa-ni-tim | the previous dynasty |
| 13 | te-re-tim lu-sze-pi2-isz-ma | I shall make extispicies, and |
| 14 | s,a-ba-am-_mesz dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-na | captives, sons of Yamina |
| 15 | sza ma-ah-ri-ia {gesz}si2-im-mi-la-tim | which before me (is) simmelātum wood |
| 16 | u3 {gesz}sza-at-qa-tim lu-ud-di-im-szu-nu-ti-ma | and šatqātum I shall give them, and |
| 17 | u2-lu a-na _kaskal-a_ s,u2-up-ri-im{ki} | or to the campaign of Ṣuprum |
| 18 | u2-lu-ma a-szar szi-ru-um | or wherever there is rumor |
| 19 | i-sze-ra-am lu-ut,-ru-dam-szu-nu-ti | Let me send them to you. |
| 20 | sze#-em# la i-ga-am-ma-ru | they will not make a claim |
| 21 | [bi]-il5#-tum im-ti-id | he swore an oath. |
| 22 | [s,a-bu]-um#-_mesz_ bi-ir-tim | messengers of the intercessor |
| 23 | ka#-lu-[szu]-nu _sze-ba_ i-ka-lu# | All of them will eat the grain. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _[lu2]-mesz#_ pu-he-e asz-szum szi-pi2-ir | The men of puḫê because of the work |
| 2 | _e2#-gal_-lim e-pe2-szi-im lu-uk-la | The palace I built, I built. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti_ {d}da-gan _u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma# | The month of Dagan, the day 19 passed, and |
| 2 | i-na si2-ma-an _nig2-gub_ tup-pi2 an#-[ne2-em] | At the time of the writing of this tablet |
| 3 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-[bi-lam] | to my lord I sent. |
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