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ARM 26/1, p. 042-043 (P497825)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, p. 042-043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497825 |
| 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 la-u2-[um] | Thus La’um |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma# | your servant |
| 5 | asz-szum _a-sza3_ ia-as2-ku-ri-im _dumu_ HI-[...] | Concerning the field Yaskurum son of ... |
| 6 | wu-usz-szu-ri-im _lugal_ tup-pa-[am] | The king wrote a tablet. |
| 7 | u2-sza-bi-lam um-ma-mi _a-sza3_ ia-[as2-ku-ri]-im# | he sent to me, saying: "The field Yakurim |
| 8 | am-mi-nim t,e4-mi im-qu2#-[ta-ni] | Why did my report fall short? |
| 9 | u3 me2-hi#-ir tup-pi2 _lugal_ ki-a-am | and a copy of the tablet of the king in this manner |
| 10 | u2-sza-bi-lam# um-ma-mi | he sent to me, mother |
| 11 | [i-na] pa-ni-tim#-ma i-nu-ma | in the past, when |
| 12 | [i-na] tup#-pi2 be-hi-ir s,e-e-et | On the tablet he will receive the wages. |
| 13 | [s,a-bi-im a]-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia] | troops to my lord |
| 14 | [u2-sza-bi-lam] {disz}ia-as2-[ku-rum] | Iaskurum |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [{disz}]i3-li2-[us,x(IZ)-ra]-an#-[ni a-na _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti] | Ilī-uṣuranni for that field |
| 2' | [_mu 1(disz)]-kam_ il-li-ik [i-na-an-na] | for 1 year he ruled; now |
| 3' | [{disz}]i3-li2-us,x(IZ)-ra-an-ni ma-na-ha-am# | Ilī-uṣranni is a manaham |
| 4' | li-il-qe2-ma wa-ar-ki e-bu-ri-im# | May he take, and after the harvest |
| 5' | ki-ir-ba-num a-na ia-as2-ku-ri-im | Kiʾrbānum to Iaskurum |
| 6' | li-na-di-in an-ni-tam a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | this to the king |
| 7' | asz-pu-ur i-na-an-na pi2-qa-at _lugal_ | Now the king’s responsibility |
| 8' | usz-ta-sza-na-a-ma i-sza-pa-ra-am | he will return and write to me. |
| 9' | na-pa-al-tam ma-la a-na s,e-er _lugal_ | as much as to the king's army |
| 10' | a-sza-pa-ru an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam | I will write this, not this. |
| 11' | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | my lord should write me. |
| 12' | a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | Now, a full report |
| 13' | sza _a-sza3 hi-a lu2 elam-mesz_ be-li2-[ia] | of the Elamite field of my lord |
| 14' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia [sza-pa-ri-im] | sent to my lord. |
| 15' | 2(disz) {gi}qu2-up-pi2 nu-up#-[te-te] | 2 reed baskets with nuptu-flour |
| 16' | 1(disz) {gi}qu2-up-pa-am s,a-[ab-ta-ku] | 1 quppam reed basket |
| 17' | 1(disz) {gi}qu2-up-pa-am ap-qi2#?-[id] | 1 reed basket I apqid |
| 18' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-[ia] | to my lord |
| 19' | u2-sza-bi-lam | he sent. |
| 20' | ma-ri{ki} sza-lim | Mari is well. |
| 21' | ma-a-tum sza-al-ma-at | The land is well. |
Sources & licences
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