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AOAT 401, 901-906 (P530883)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | AOAT 401, 901-906 |
|---|---|
| ID | P530883 |
| 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 ad-di-ia] | to my father |
| 2 | [qi2-bi2-ma] | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma ...] | Thus ... |
| 4 | [a-ha-at-ka-a-ma] | I have received from you, and |
| 5 | [{d}utu u3 {d}da]-gan _dingir_ a-li#-ka# | May Šamaš and Dagan, the gods of your coming, |
| 6 | [asz]-szu-mi-ia da#-ri-isz u4-mi li-ba-al-[li-t,u2-ka] | my name forever, may they keep you alive! |
| 7 | esz-me-ma ki-ma asz-ra-nu-um wa-asz-ba-at | he heard, and like a shepherd he sat down. |
| 8 | isz7-da-ka ki-in-na it-ti be-li2-ne i-sza-ri-isz | (Sum) Your scepter is firmly founded with our lord (Akk) Your firm foundation is reconciled with our [lord] |
| 9 | ap-la-at u3 _ugula lu2-szusz3-mesz_ te-ep-pe2-szu | the aplūtu and the foreman of the guarantors will do. |
| 10 | esz-me-ma li-ib-bi ma-di-isz ih-du | He heard (it) and rejoiced greatly. |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma {disz}ad-di-ia u2-ul _ba-usz2_ | Thus (says) I: “Addiya did not die |
| 12 | {disz}ad-di-ia ib-ta-al-t,am2 ki-ma {d}utu aw-wi-ir | Addiya has recovered, like Šamaš the man |
| 13 | i-na-an-na lu-u2 it-tum i-nu-[ma? x x x] | Now, whether when ... |
| 14 | i-na al#-la-ha-da{ki} ma-ha-ar | in Allaḫada before |
| 15 | {disz}ew#?-ri#? it-ti-ia usz2-bu | Ewri sat down with me |
| 16 | u3# {munus}be-la-su2-nu a-ha-ti ma-ha-ar | and Bēlāssunu, their sister, received. |
| 17 | {disz}ad-di-ia i-na ka-ha-at{ki} usz2-[ba-at] | Addiya died in Kaḫat |
| 18 | um-ma-sza il-qe2-szi-ma a-na _dingir_ a-lim | her mother took her and to the god of the city |
| 19 | id-di-isz-szi u3 ka-ar-s,i2-ia | he gave to her, and my booty |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ku-lu-ma 1(disz)-szu 2(disz)-szu isz-pu-ra-am-ma | they ate, and one after the other wrote to me, and |
| 2 | u2-ul ta-ad-di-na-ni-in-ni | you did not give me, |
| 3 | wa-ar-ka-nu-um it-ti isz8-tar2-an-dul3-li2 | afterwards with Ištar-andullī, |
| 4 | ta-ad-di-na#-ni-ni5 a-na ma-ri-szu | you gave to me, for his son |
| 5 | it-ta-ad#-na#-an-ni i-na szu-ba-at-{d}en#-lil2# | he gave me, in Šubat-Enlil |
| 6 | u2-szi-ib-ma ia-ta-ad-da it-ti qar-ni-<li>-im-ma# | he sat down, and I have sex with the hero. |
| 7 | ip-t,u2-ra-an-ni u3 it-ti-sza-ma | he has released me, and with her |
| 8 | a-na esz3-nun-na#-ak#{ki} al-li-kam | to Ešnunnak I went |
| 9 | u3 qa-du ni-szi-ia i-na# _e2_ sa-mi-ia u2-szi-ib# | and together with my people in the house of my reputation I settled. |
| 10 | u3 mu-ti pa-nu-um-[ma] _lugal#_ im-hu#-ur-ma | and a wife before the king received, and |
| 11 | usz-te-s,e2-en-ni# [u3] sa-mi-ia ni-szi-ia | and my name, my people |
| 12 | ik#-ta-la u3 _sza3-ba_ isz8-tar2-an-dul3#?-li2#? | Iktala and the heart of Ištar-andulli |
| 13 | [il]-me#-en szum-ma i-na ki#-[na-tim] | I am a god, if in truth |
| 14 | [...] | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [(x) (x) it-ti]-sza# ib-ba-szi | ... with her he shall live. |
| 2 | [...]-ni#-ia | ... my ... |
| 3 | [...] be#-li2-ia a-hi li#-ri#-isz | ... my lord, may a brother rejoice. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ma-ha-ar {d}utu u3 {d}da#-gan | before Šamaš and Dagan |
| 2 | lu-uk-tar-ra-ba-ku | I shall entrust to you. |
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