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BBVO 20, 115-119 no. 5 (P530960)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BBVO 20, 115-119 no. 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | P530960 |
| 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 Amu-dpa'el |
| 4 | [ARAD-ka-a]-ma# asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ bi-la-at szi-na-ah{ki} | your servant concerning the silver that is due from Šinah |
| 5 | [be-li2 ki-a-am] isz-pu-ra-am | my lord wrote me thus: |
| 6 | [um-ma-a-mi] bi-la-as-su2-nu am-mi-nim la-a i-na-asz-szu-nim | Why are they not given to me? |
| 7 | [u3 a-na] ur-gi-isz[{ki}] | and to Ur-giš |
| 8 | [am-mi-nim] i#-te-en-ne2-er-ru-[ub] | he will enter again. |
| 9 | [an-ni-tam be-li2] isz-pu-ra-am la-a-ma be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | This is what my lord wrote to me, but why has my [lord] written to me? |
| 10 | 1(disz)#-szu# 2(disz)#-szu# asz#-szum# la-a e-re-bi-szu-nu | Secondly, because I did not enter them |
| 11 | a-na ur-gi#-isz#{ki#} asz-pu-ur-szu-nu-szi-im | I sent to Urgiš. |
| 12 | u2 asz-szum bi#-[la]-at# szi-na-ah{ki#} | and because of the inheritance of Šinaḫ |
| 13 | {disz}za-ab-ha#-tum# u3 i3-li2-e#-[tar? _lu2_ ha]-s,i2-ia-nu-um | Zabhatum and Ili-etar, the Haṣianum |
| 14 | asz-szum bi-il-ti-szu-nu asz-pu-ur#-[szu-nu-ti] | Concerning their debts I wrote to them. |
| 15 | bi-la-as-su2-nu u2-ul i-na#-[ad]-di#-nu | their wages they shall not give. |
| 16 | u3 ki-a-am {disz}ha-ia-li-ia su-ga-ag-szu-nu | Furthermore, Hayaliya, their sage, |
| 17 | i-pu-ul um-ma szu-u2-ma _mu-kux(DU) e2_-ti-ia-ma | he performed, thus he: the delivery of my house |
| 18 | a#-na# be-li2-ia a-na-asz-szi | to my lord I shall take. |
| 19 | [u3 a]-lu-um bi-la-as-su2 u2-ul i-na#-ad#-di#-in# | Further, the city will not give its inheritance. |
| 20 | [(x) (x)] x KI-tim ZA#-ab-[...] | ... earth ... |
| 21 | [(x) (x)] mi isz x [(x)] nu? _u4 1(disz)-kam#_ [...] | ... the 1st day ... |
| 22 | [...] WA [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [be]-li2#?-ia#? li#? [(x)] szu# x x [...] | May my lord |
| 2' | _lu2_ al-pu-u2 sza# gi#-il#-[la-ti] | A man who a reed mat for a sickle |
| 3' | u3 ki-a-am be-li2 i-na na-ga-ar{ki} u2-ki#-[in ...] | And thus my lord established in Nagar |
| 4' | u2 isz-tu sza#? [u4?]-mi-szu a#-wa#-ti-ia u2-ul i#?-[sze-em-me] | And since his days he will not hear my words |
| 5' | i-na-an-na a-la-am [u2]-la-a-ia{ki} a-na s,e-ri-ia#? | Now, the city of Ulaya to my country |
| 6' | is-sa3-ah-ra-am-ma | has received, and |
| 7' | ha#-[s,i2]-ia#-an _lu2_ e-[lu]-uh-ti-im{ki} sa#?-ag#?-bu-x[...] | Haṣiān the man of Eluḫtum |
| 8' | ik-szu-us-su2-u2-ma [u2]-te-esz-sze#-er#-[szu] | they seized him and brought him to an end. |
| 9' | be-li2 lu-u2 i-di# | My lord should know. |
| 10' | sza-ni-tam asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ mi-tu-tim# [mi-nu-um] szu-nu | Furthermore, concerning the dead men, what are they? |
| 11' | i-te-es, nu-u2-ma 1(disz) _lu2#_ [mi]-tu#-um _dumu#_ sza#? ra-s,e2-[e-im]{ki} | he went out, and one man, Mitum, son of Raṣum |
| 12' | i-na di-nim _lu2-mesz_ ra-s,a-a-iu{ki} s,a-ab-tu-ni-in-ni5 | in a lawsuit the Raṣāyu men captured me |
| 13' | u3 ki-[a-am] a-pu-ul-szu-nu-<ti> um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma | And thus I wrote to them: "I myself |
| 14' | di#-nu#-um# an#-nu#-um di-in na-pi2-isz-tim ma-ha-ar | Judge this case; render a favorable verdict. |
| 15' | be-li2-ia a-wa-ti a-sza-ak-ka-an | I will place the words of my lord. |
| 16' | e-te-eq-tam ba-i-tam u3# sa-gi-tam [a-iu]-um | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! Is it enough! My father |
| 17' | li-is,-s,u2-ur qa-at ma-an-ni-im [na-as,]-ra#-at | May he guard the hand of anyone who is to be guarded. |
| 18' | u2-ul a-wa-ta-a-ia be-li2 lu-u2 i-di | My lord should know (this). |
| 19' | u3 asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ ur-gi-sza-ii{ki} | and concerning the men of Urgiša |
| 20' | i-na pa-ni-tim-ma 1(disz) ka-ap-ra-am | in the past, 1 kapram, |
| 21' | il#-qu2-u2 | they took |
| 22' | [um-ma] szu#-nu-u2-ma# [...]-ni-im ka-ap-ra-am | Thus they: ... ... |
| 23' | u2#-na#-x [... sza-du-la]-a-bu | ... šadulabu |
| 24' | [...]-nu na-ak-ru | ... enemy |
| 25' | [...]-u2 | ...-u |
| 26' | [...] x u2-ta-ar | ... he will return |
| 27' | [...]-ku?-ul | ...-kul |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [u3 asz-szum] s,a-bi-im a-na asz-na-ak-ki{ki} | and concerning the troops to Ašnakki |
| 2 | [t,a3-ra-di-im] be#-li2 isz-pu-ra-am-ma | my lord wrote me, and |
| 3 | [lu-u2] ka#-a-ia-an u3 tap-pu-u2-ia | May my friends and colleagues be constant. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u2-ul i-na-ad-di-[nu] | they will not give. |
| 2 | x [...] x# x# [...] | |
| 3 | x [...] | |
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