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ARM 26/1, p. 243-244 M 11371 (P497838)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, p. 243-244 M 11371 |
|---|---|
| ID | P497838 |
| 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' | [...] isz#-pu-ra-am-ma | ... wrote to me, and |
| 2' | [... a]-wa-tim dam-qa-tim-ma | ... good words |
| 3' | [a-na i-ba-al]-pi2-dingir | to Ibal-pî-ilum |
| 4' | {disz}na-hi-ma-am | Nahīmam |
| 5' | u3 isz-hi-{d}iszkur | and Išḫi-Addu |
| 6' | asz-pu-ur | I sent. |
| 7' | it-ti ba-za-ha-tim a-na s,e-er _lu2-kur2_ | with the bazaḫātu to the enemy's army |
| 8' | u2-qe2-er-ri-bu-ma | they shall return, and |
| 9' | _lu2-kur2_ i-na ki-bi-it-ti-szu i-isz-tam2-ma | a hostile man in his rebellion wrote, and |
| 10' | {disz}na-hi-ma-am {disz}isz-hi-{d}iszkur | Nahimam, Išḫi-Addu |
| 11' | u3 ki-i 1(u) _lu2-mesz_ a-hu-tim | and when 10 other men |
| 12' | [sza] sze-ep-szu-nu ka-ab-DA-at | whose foundations are strong |
| 13' | [sza] a-na a-ma-ri-im il-li-ku i-du-ku | who went to the quay and killed |
| 14' | [a-lik]-tum# sza-al-ma-at | a nobleman who is well |
| 15' | [... ba]-za-ha-tim | ... the bazaḫtum |
| 16' | [...]-it#?-tu | ...-ittu |
| 17' | [...]-tum# | ...-tum |
Sources & licences
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