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BBVO 20, 106-112 no. 3 (P530958)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BBVO 20, 106-112 no. 3 |
|---|---|
| ID | P530958 |
| 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 a-mu-ud-pa-el3 | Thus (says) Amu-dpa'el. |
| 4 | ARAD-ka-a-ma be-li2 a-na qa-at sza-du-ul-la-a-bi | Your servant, my lord, to the hand of Šadu-ullabi |
| 5 | ip#-qi2-da-an-ni-ma sza pi2-i be-li2-ia | he appointed me, and according to the command of my lord |
| 6 | a#-na-s,a-ar | I will keep watch |
| 7 | ki-i be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni it-ti sza-du-ul-la-a-bi | When my lord gave me over, with the šadullābi |
| 8 | u3 szu-ub-ra-am t,a3-ba-ku | and the šubrû-offering is good, |
| 9 | u2 a-na is-qa-a e-li-im ni-li-ma | and to the top of the mountain we went, and |
| 10 | ha-al-s,a-am sza-a-tu a-na i-di be-li2-ni5# | that district to the side of our lord |
| 11 | nu-ut-te-er | we did not return. |
| 12 | u3 i-na ta-ia-ar-ti-ni be-li2 asz-szum ha-ia3-su-u2-mu | And on our return march, my lord, concerning the ḫayasumu |
| 13 | isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi am-mi-nim | he wrote to me, saying: "Why are you here?" |
| 14 | a-na ni-i'-ra#-ar# ha-ia3-su2-u2-mu la#-a ta-al-li-ik | You will not go to the niʾrāru of the ḫayasû. |
| 15 | an-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra#-[am]-ma# | This my lord wrote to me, and |
| 16 | 5(u) s,a-ba-am i-na u4-mi-szu-u2-ma | 50 prisoners of war at that time |
| 17 | a-na szu-ur2-na-at{ki} at,-t,a3-ra-ad | to Šurnat I sent. |
| 18 | u3 a-di-ni u2-ul il-li-ku-nim | and until now they have not come. |
| 19 | u3 a-wa-tum ba-ar-tum# ib-ba-szi-i-ma | and a lawsuit or litigation arises |
| 20 | asz-szum ki-a-am a-na-ku u2-ul al-li-ik | Because of this I did not go. |
| 21 | _lu2-mesz_ ur-gi-sza-iu{ki} | the men of Urgišayu |
| 22 | szi-na-ha#-iu{ki} | of Šinaḫayu |
| 23 | hu-ur#-ra#-a-iu{ki} | of Hurrayu |
| 24 | u3 it-ti-szu-nu a-szu-ub#-la#-nu | and I shall bring with them. |
| 25 | a-na ba-ar sza-du-ul-la-a-bi | before Šadulabi |
| 26 | i-iz-zi-zu-u2-ma | they stood, and |
| 27 | 1(disz)# _lu2_ i-na <bi>-ri-szu-nu-ma a-wa-tam | 1 man among them a word |
| 28 | [u2]-sze#-s,e2-em-ma | he brought out, and |
| 29 | [ki-ma] pa-ni-ni5-ma la-a-ma | like our face, not |
| 30 | [a]-wa#-tum isz-sze-mu-u2 | they heard a word |
| 31 | [(x)] x {disz?}szu-ub-ra-am | Šubrum |
| 32 | ia-tar-as2-du | Iatar-asdu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na-ku mu-szi-tam qa-du s,a-bi-ni | And I, the woman, together with our troops, |
| 2 | a-na asz-na-ak-ki-im{ki} ni-ru-ub-ma | to Ašnakkim we entered, and |
| 3 | s,a-ba-am du-ra-am nu-ma-al-li | “It is a trap, I do not have a rope. |
| 4 | u3 _lu2_ a-szu-ub-la-nam ni-is,-ba-at-ma | and a man I have brought, we shall seize, and |
| 5 | a-na na-ah-hu-ur2{ki} nu-usz-te-ri-ib-szu | to Nahḫur we have sent him. |
| 6 | be-li2 lu-u2 ha-di | May my lord be glad! |
| 7 | u3 asz-szum a-la-ki-ia a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | And concerning my going to my lord |
| 8 | be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | my lord wrote me |
| 9 | szum-ma sza-du-ul-la-a-bi a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | If Šadu-ullabi to my lord |
| 10 | i-il-la-kam a-na-ku a-la-am# asz#-na#-ak-ka-am{ki} | I am the city of Ašnakkalam |
| 11 | a-na-as,-s,a-ar u3 szum-ma sze#-ep be-li2-ia | I will keep watch, and if the work of my lord |
| 12 | qe-ru-ub a-na s,e-er be-li2-ni5 i ni-ik-szu-dam | We shall enter into the presence of our lord. |
| 13 | [asz]-szum#? _lu2#?-[tur?]-mesz#_ sza# i-ba-al-{d}iszkur | Concerning the young men of Ibal-Adda |
| 14 | [...] u3 {disz}ub-sza-nu | ... and Ubšanu |
| 15 | [...] i#-ba#-al-{d}iszkur isz-pu-ur#-szu-nu-ti-ma | ... Ibal-Adad sent them and |
| 16 | [a-na ...] x ki-a-am | to ... thus |
| 17 | [iq-bi hu-ur-ra-a{ki} ur-gi-isz{ki} u3] szi#?-[na-ah]{ki} | said: Hurraya, Urgiš and Šinaḫ |
| 18 | 3(disz) a-la-nu _gal_ u3#? [a-na _ku3-babbar_] | 3 large alānu-vessels for silver |
| 19 | {disz}sza-du-ul-la-a-bi {disz}szu-ub#-[ra-am] | Šadūl-libbi (and) Shubram |
| 20 | u3 a-mu-ud-pa-el3 a-na zi-im-ri-li-im | and Amud-Paʾil to Zimrī-Lim |
| 21 | i-na-ad-di-nu-ku-nu-ti an-ne2-ti u3 ma-da-tim-ma | These and the lands |
| 22 | id-bu-ub u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu-ti-ia | spoke, and my witnesses |
| 23 | mu-usz-te-em-mu-u2 i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | There is a recitation. |
| 24 | be-li2 lu-u2 i-di | My lord should know. |
| 25 | sza-ni-tam {disz}ti-lu-usz2 _lu2_ szi-na-ha-a-iu{ki} | Furthermore, Tiluš, a man of Šinaḫayu |
| 26 | mu-usz2-ke-nu-um i-na pu-ha-ar szi-na-ah{ki} | in the district of Šinaḫ |
| 27 | ki-a-am iq-bi {disz}a-mu-ud-pa-el3 i-na _gu4 hi-a_ | thus said Amu-dpāl, with an ox |
| 28 | x# x# u2-ul a-ma-asz-sza-ar-szu-u2 | ... I shall not make it clear to him |
| 29 | an-ni-tam u3 ma-da-tim-ma | This and all the lands |
| 30 | pi2-szu u2-sza-ar-ri-it, | he released his mouth. |
| 31 | u3 _lu2#_ la-u2-um ARAD be-li2-ia | and a man, a servant of my lord |
| 32 | {disz}sza-du-ul#-la#-a#-bi a-na szi-na-ah{ki} | Šadu’ullabi to Sinaḫ |
| 33 | isz#-pu-ur#-szu#-u2-ma | sent to him, and |
| 34 | [_lu2?_] sza#?-[tu] u2-qa-al-li-lu | that man will be purified. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | u3 be-li2 {disz}la-[u2] li#-isz-ta-al | and my lord may ask La’u |
| 2 | _lu2_ szu-u2 ki-ma {disz}ia-ri-im-{d}iszkur | that man, like Iarim-Adad |
| 3 | _lu2_ u2-su-ma-na-ii{ki} pi2-szu | the man of Usumanāyu, his mouth |
| 4 | u2-sza-ri-it, be-li2 tup-pa-am | My lord wrote a tablet. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u2#?-[lu-ma 1(disz)] ARAD#-su2 tak2-la-am | “Ulu-ma and his one servant are bound |
| 2 | [a-na szi-na-ah]{ki} | to Šinaḫ |
| 3 | li#-[isz-pu-ur]-ma | may he write, and |
| 4 | _lu2#_ [szu-u2 ar-hi-isz] a#-na s,e-er | that man quickly to the army |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | be-li2-ia li-li-ik-ma | may my lord go, and |
| 2 | pa-ga-ar-szu ma-ha-ar | his face is seen. |
| 3 | be-li2-ia li-il5-li-il5# | my lord may he carry. |
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