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ARM 27, 162 (P355264)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 27, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355264 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma# | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur | thus Zimrī-Addu: |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 4 | {disz}ka-bi-{d}da-gan _dumu_ a-hi-szu sza i?-[...] | Kabi-Dagan, son of his brother, who |
| 5 | _lu2_ ur-bat{ki} i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-ma s,a-bu#-[um il-li-kam?] | the man of Urbat in the presence when the troops came |
| 6 | i-na babila2{ki} _lu2-tur_ szu-u2 is,-s,a#-[bi-it-ma?] | in Babylon that young man seized, and |
| 7 | qa-as-su2 a-na pi2-i-szu iq-ri-ib-[ma] | his hand to his mouth he shall cut off and |
| 8 | {disz}i-ba-al-pi2-dingir u3 a-na-ku ni#-[isz-ta-al-ma] | Ibāl-pî-ilum and I asked and |
| 9 | _lu2-tur_ sza-ti it-ti s,a-bi-im ma-ah-ri-im [a-na qa-at] | that young man with the previous captives in the hand |
| 10 | {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah ni-ip-qi2-id | Iantin-eraḫ we appointed. |
| 11 | um-ma-a-mi _lu2-tur_ sza-ti a-na s,e-er [be-li2-ia t,u2-ru]-su2# | Thus says that boy: send him to my lord. |
| 12 | i-na qa-ab-li-it ge-er-ri-im# i#-na# [qa-at ia-an-ti-in]-e#-ra-ah | in the midst of battle, in the hand of Iantin-Erah |
| 13 | ip-pa-ar-szi-id-ma a-na babila2#[{ki} i-tu-ur] | he looked and to Babylon returned. |
| 14 | ki-ma _lu2-tur_ szu-u2 a-na babila2{ki} i-tu#-[ru] | like that child they returned to Babylon. |
| 15 | a-di sza ma-ri{ki} ni-ik#-szu-du u2-ul ni-di | until we reached Mari, we did not know. |
| 16 | a-na babila2{ki} i-tu-ur-ma a-wa-tum sza la ba-la-t,i3-szu | to Babylon returned, and a word which without his life |
| 17 | i-na pi2-i-szu it-ta#-s,i2 um-ma szu-ma _dumu lu2_ a-na-ku | in his mouth went out, saying: “He is the son of a man; I |
| 18 | _dumu_ a-hi zi-im-ri#-li-im a-na-ku an-ni#-[tam iq]-bi-ma | the son of the brother of Zimrī-Lîm, said this: |
| 19 | a-na da-am7-ri#-[im]{ki#} sza-ap-la-nu-um# [...]{ki} | to Damrīm, Šalanum |
| 20 | [n]+3(disz) _kaskal_ usz-[ta]-ru#-szu i-na-an-na# | n+3 caravans have now arrived. |
| 99 | i-na larsa{ki} pa-i-la _dam-[gar3 ARAD2_] be#-li2-ia# | in Larsa Pa’ila, merchant, servant of my lord |
| 22 | it#-ti _dumu-mesz#_ szi-ip-ri sza be-li2-ia# | together with the messengers of my lord |
| 23 | sza# a-na [s,e-er] be#-li2-ia i-il-la#-[ku] | who go to my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a#-na babila2{ki} at,-ru-ud-ma i-na [a-la-ki-szu] | I went to Babylon and during his journey |
| 2 | [a]-na ka-si-im sza-te-em a-na# da-am7-ri-im#[{ki}] | to the second Kasim, to Damrīm |
| 3 | i-ru-ub-ma _lu2-tur_ sza-ti i-mu-ur | entered, and that boy saw |
| 4 | 1(u)? _lu2-mesz_ sza _{gesz}szukur_ i-na-as,#-s,a#-ru-szu | 10(?) men of the bow they will keep watch over him |
| 5 | _sa2-du11_ sza-ak-na-as-su2-um an-ni-tam pa-i-la _dam-gar3_ | the regular offerings of Šaknassum. This is the responsibility of the merchant. |
| 6 | iq-be2-em-ma a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am | he said, and to my lord I wrote. |
| 7 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri sza a-tam-ri-im il-li-ku-nim-ma | the sons of the workmen who I saw came and |
| 8 | i-na t,e4-mi-szu-nu na-da-nim 1(disz)-szu [ki]-a-am i-qa-ab-bu-u2 | on their report they will give, one by one they will say thus: |
| 9 | um-ma szu-nu-ma um-ma# a-tam-rum _ARAD2_-ka#-[a]-ma# | Thus Atamrum, your servant: |
| 10 | u3# [2(disz)?-szu] ki#-a-am i-qa-ab-bu-u2 um-ma-a-[mi] | and two(?) of them say thus: |
| 11 | um-ma a-tam-rum _dumu_-ka-a-ma t,e4-ma-am | Thus Atamrum, your son: report |
| 12 | i-na na-da-nim ba-la-lum i-ba-al-la-lu | On the day of the nadānum festival they will perform the balālu-offering. |
| 13 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ tu-ru-uk-ku il-li-kam-ma | son of the messenger of a Turukku-man came and |
| 14 | a-na ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ki-a-am wu-u2-ur um-ma-a-mi | To Hammurapi, thus (says) the mother. |
| 15 | isz-tu a-na-ku ma-ru-tam asz-pu-ra-kum a-ga-na i-na# [_lugal-mesz_] | As for me, I sent you a message. This among the kings |
| 16 | sza ma-a-at szu-bar-tim sza ma-ru-tam la i-sza-pa-ra-kum# | of the land of Šubartum, who is poor, will not send to you. |
| 17 | lu-mu-ur an-ni-tam za-zi-ia a-na ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [isz-pu-ur] | I will see. This is my exemption. He wrote to Hammurapi: |
| 18 | _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza _dumu_ ap-la-ha-an-da _lu2_ kar-ka-mi#-[is3{ki}] | the messenger of the son of Aplahanda, the man of Karkames |
| 19 | il-li-kam-ma _{munus}nar-mesz_ i-ri-isz u3 ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2] | came and the singers rejoiced and Hammurapi |
| 20 | ki-a-am i-pu-ul um-ma szu-ma _{munus}nar-mesz_-ma | thus did he perform, saying: “He is a singer |
| 21 | mi-t,i3-is-su2 u2-ul _dumu lu2_ szu-u2 | his crime is not that of a man's son. |
| 22 | [am]-mi-nim a-na da-mi qa-as-su2 u2-bi-il | I have sworn by his command that he will not raise a claim concerning it. |
| 23 | id#?-da-ak _dumu_ ap-la-ha-an-da | Iddak, son of Aplahanda |
| 24 | [a-na] ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ma-di-isz na-zi-iq! | to Hammurapi very much he will kill. |
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