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ARM 33, 052 (P479727)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 33, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479727 |
| 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 zi-im-ri-li-im | To my lord Zimrī-Lim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma za-ku-ra-a-bu-um-ma | Thus Zakkurabum: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | e-mu-ka ka-lu-szu _lu2_ ha-na-ma | your entire army, the man of Hanama |
| 6 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ ha#-na# ka-lu-szu a-na e-le-ka | and the men of Hana, all of them, to you |
| 7 | [i]-na-szu# ga-am-ra# u3 da-na-tum ka-lu-szi-na | With him, all the great and the mighty, all of them |
| 8 | isz#-ta-na-pa-ra-nim um-ma-mi be-el-ni | The mother of our lord keeps sending me messages. |
| 9 | _lugal#_ zi-im-ri-li-im li-il-li-kam-ma i ni-ip-te | May the king, Zimrī-Lîm, come and we will open it. |
| 10 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am _lu2_ ha-ad-na-an asz-pu-ra-kum | a full report I sent to you. |
| 11 | ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma | Thus you wrote me: "You |
| 12 | a-na pa-ni-ia# _lu2_ ha-na li-ip-hu-ur2 | before me may a man of Hana look. |
| 13 | an-na ka-asz-da-ku be-li2 u2-hi-ra-am-ma | My lord returned and |
| 14 | a-na a-dal-sze-ni tup-pa-am u2-sza-bi-il | I sent a tablet to her to read. |
| 15 | asz-szum sze-pa-a-tim sza _lu2_ ha-na u2 ri-tim | Concerning the šepātum of the man of Hana and the ritum |
| 16 | {disz}a-dal-sze-ni i-sza-ri-isz i-pu-la-an-ni | Adad-šenni smote me, |
| 17 | um-ma szu-ma a-na _ansze-dusu2_ wa-ka-pi2-im | Thus (says) he: to a weaned donkey |
| 18 | u3 sza-pi2-im sza _lu2_ ha-na-_mesz#_ hi-t,e4-tam a-ta-na#-[pa]-al# | and the debts of the mayors I have repaid. |
| 19 | {disz}a-dal-sze-ni ke-em i-pu-la-an-[ni] | Adal-šenni truely performed against me |
| 20 | i-na-an-na nu-su2-ug-ga-nu _lugal_ [szi-na-mi{ki}] | Now Nurganu, king of Sinam |
| 21 | a-na ha-al#-s,i2-szu szi-ip-t,a3-am# [isz-ku-un] | he set up a šipṭām-offering for his district. |
| 22 | um-ma szu-ma ma-am-ma-an sze-em szi-pa-a-tam | Thus (says) he: “Nobody has smelled the šipātu-flour. |
| 23 | a-na _lu2_ ha-na-_mesz_ la i-na-ad-di-in | to the mayors shall not give. |
| 24 | 3(disz) li-mi _ansze hi-a_ sza _lu2_ ha-na ri-qu2-su2-nu i-tu-ru-nim | 3 thousand donkeys of the man of Hana, their losses they returned. |
| 25 | um-ma nu-su2-ug-ga-nu _lugal_ szi-na-mi{ki}-<ma> | Thus Nusuganu, king of Sinamma: |
| 26 | a-na mi-nim be-el-ka a-na a-dal-sze-ni | Why, your lord, do you keep wandering about? |
| 27 | isz#-ta-na-pa-ar u3 a-ia-szi-im | he keeps wailing, and me |
| 28 | la# isz-pu-ra-am asz-szum an-ne2-tim | Concerning this |
| 29 | szi-pa-a-tam a-na _lu2_ ha-na-_mesz_ | a message to the mayors |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-na-di-in sza-ni-tam | he will not give. The second |
| 2 | {disz}ia-a-pa-ah-{d}iszkur u3 s,u-up-re-e-ra-ah | Ia-paḫ-Addu and Ṣuprurāh, |
| 3 | a-na s,e-er ia-ri-im-li-im _lu2_ ia-am-ha-ad | to Yarim-Līm, the man of Yamhad |
| 4 | u3 ap-la-ha-an-da# kar-ki-sa-ii | and Aplahanda of Karkisāyu |
| 5 | i-li-ku-ma u3# ia-ri-im-li-im | went and Yarim-Līm |
| 6 | u3 ap-la-[ha-an]-da# | and Aplahanda |
| 7 | qa-du s,a-[bi-szu]-nu _{gesz}tukul_ | together with their weapons |
| 8 | a-na a-ka-al# [za-al-ma]-qi2#-[im{ki}] | to the gate of Zalmaqim |
| 9 | u3 a-du-na-{d}iszkur i-pu#-[szu] | and Adduna-Addu did |
| 10 | {disz}ia-ri-im-li-im u3 ap-[la-ha-an-da] | Iarim-Lim and Apla-ḫanda |
| 11 | {disz#}a#-dal#-sze-ni u3 szi-ip-ti#-[lu] | Adalšeni and Šiptilu |
| 12 | ka-la#-ma# a-na ra-ma-ni-szu-nu# [isz-su2-u2] | all of them, to their own |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma ba-lu-um be-li2-ia | Thus (says) I: Without my lord |
| 14 | [a-la-kam] u2-ul a-na-di-in i-na-an-na | I did not give it as a loan. Now |
| 15 | [{disz}a-du]-na#-{d}iszkur u3 za-al-ma-qu2-um | Aduna-Addu and Zalmaqum |
| 16 | [da-am7]-da#-am sza ia-[ri]-im#-[li]-im | the battle line of Yarim-Lim |
| 17 | [u3 ap]-la#-ha#-an-da# [i-du-ku] | and Aplahanda killed |
| 18 | [ki-ma bu]-sze-e ub-ba-ku#-[nim] | like cattle I will bring to you |
| 19 | [t,e4-ma-am?] an-ne2-em isz-mu#-[u2] _lu2_ ha-na | This report they heard: the man of Hana |
| 20 | [sza an-ni-isz] sa#-ak-nu a-na _kur_ ia-mi-si-im | which were established here, to the land of Iamusim |
| 21 | [na-bu-ti-im up]-ta#-hi-ir | he received the tribute. |
| 22 | [t,e4-mu-szu]-nu# sza a-na pa-ni be-li2-ia | their report which before my lord |
| 23 | [asz-pu-ra-am] ku-un-nu | I wrote to you. Establish it! |
| 24 | i-[...] ni#-im u3? s,a#-ba#-a#-at#? | ... fear and fright |
| 25 | i-[...] x x | ... ... |
| 26 | u3# [...]-sze-em a-na _lu2_ ha-na | and ... to the man of Hana |
| 27 | x-[...] _siskur2#-re_ | ... a sacrifice |
| 28 | x-[...] _lu2# ha-na | ... the man of Hana |
| 29 | is-qa-iu{ki#} [i-na na-ba-al-ka-at] | Isqāyu on the river bank |
| 30 | _kur_ sza-di-im na-du#?-[u2 szu-nu] | They are the nadû-officials of the land of Sadim. |
| 31 | sza-ni-tam asz-szum da-am7-da-am | Secondly, concerning the battle |
| 32 | sza ia-ri-im-li-im u3 ap-la-ha-an-da# | of Yarim-Līm and Apla-ḫanda |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | {disz}a-du-na-{d}iszkur u2 [za-al-ma-qi2-im] | Aduna-Addu and Zalmaqim |
| 2 | i-du-uk li-ib-ba#-[ka la i-na-'i-id] | he killed, but your heart will not be satisfied. |
| 3 | be-li2 ar-hi-isz li#-[il-li-ik-ma] | my lord should quickly go and |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [mi]-li#-ik _lu2_ ha-na-_mesz_ | official of the mayors. |
| 2 | [u3] na#?-wi-szu li-im-li-ik | and his friend may he go. |
| 3 | [szum-ma be-li2] lu-pu-ut | If my lord so pleases |
| 4 | [u3 a-na-ku]-ma | and I |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | a-na s,e-er _lugal-mesz_ | to the kings |
| 2 | sza za-al-ma-qi2 lu-ul-li-ik | (Sum) I want to go to the place of the zālmaqi ritual (Akk) Let me go to a place of prayer |
| 3 | mi-li-ik _lu2_ ha-na lu-um-li-ik | a man’s limbs may I bind. |
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