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ARM 26/1, p. 524-525 M 05001 (P497832)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, p. 524-525 M 05001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497832 |
| 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 ...] | Thus ... |
| 4 | [_ARAD2_-ka-a-ma] | your servant |
| 5 | x [...] | |
| 6 | {disz}wa-ra-ia _dam-[gar3]_ | Waraya, merchant |
| 7 | im-hu-ra-an-ni um-ma-a-[mi] | received from me, saying: |
| 8 | 1(disz) _lu2 ARAD2 e2-gal_-lim mu-ki-lum | 1 man, servant of the palace, mukilum |
| 9 | it-ti _munus_ asz-sza-ti-ia | with my wife |
| 10 | as,-ba-at-ma i-na eb-li-im | I seized and in the steppe |
| 11 | u2-ka-as-si2-szu-nu-ti-ma | he bound them, and |
| 12 | a-na ma-ha-ri-im u2-sze-s,i2-szu-[nu-ti] | he brought them into the presence. |
| 13 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ sza it-ti-ia is,-ba-tu-[szu-nu-ti] | and the men who seized them with me |
| 14 | szi-bu-ia i-ba-asz-szu-u2 wa-ar-ka#-[at] | there are witnesses for me. After that |
| 15 | _munus_ sza-a-ti ap-ru-us2# | that woman I have entrusted. |
| 16 | _munus#_ [...] | If a woman .... |
| 17 | u3 _nig2#_ [...] | and ... .... |
| 18 | i-mu-ur#-[...] | Imur- |
| 19 | u2-ul _munus_ asz-sza-a-ti#-[...] | I am not a woman ... |
| 20 | a-sa-kam sza x [...] | I set up. |
| 21 | _lu2_ as2-ni-iq-ma [...] | a man I struck, and . . |
| 22 | _munus_ i-le-em-ma [...] | (If) a woman rejoices and . . |
| 23 | i-na i-ir-ti-ia [...] | In my womb |
| 24 | u3 _munus_ ki-a-am [...] | and that woman |
| 25 | _lu2_ i-le-[em-ma ...] | a man will be able to speak ... |
| 26 | u3 i3-li2-[...] | and Ili- |
| 27 | _dumu_ wa-ra#-[ia ...] | son of Waraya ... |
| 1' | [...]-x-tim a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | ... to my lord |
| 2' | [asz]-pu#-ra-am an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | Let my lord write me this, not this! |
Sources & licences
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