ARM 01, 001 (P254202)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 01, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254202 |
| Museum no. | NMSD — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
English translation
By Durand, Jean-Marie (fr); Guerra, Dylan M. (en) · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Yaḫdu-Lim |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Abī-Samar: |
| obverse 4 | I concluded peace. |
| obverse 5 | Since a safeguarder I don’t have, |
| obverse 6 | the peace that I concluded, |
| obverse 7 | I did not conclude: peace |
| obverse 8 | was not peace, and ... |
| reverse 1' | where a safeguarder I don’t have, |
| reverse 2' | my cities, that they did not seize, |
| reverse 3' | they now seized; |
| reverse 4' | in hostilities with the Man of Haššum, |
| reverse 5' | Ursum, the Man of Carchemish |
| reverse 6' | or Yamḫad, |
| reverse 7' | those cities were not lost; |
| reverse 8' | in hostilities with Samsī-Addu |
| reverse 9' | they were lost! |
| reverse 10' | And the cities, those left, I safeguarded |
| reverse 11' | and my life preserved. |
| reverse 12' | Maybe you are the savior! |
| reverse 13' | That your cities |
| reverse 14' | and your sons are well, |
| reverse 15' | to life returned me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ia-ah-du-li-[im] | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-[ma] | |
| 3 | um-ma a-bi-sa-mar#-[ma] | |
| 4 | sa-li-ma-am e-pu-[usz] | |
| 5 | asz-szum mu-sze-zi-ba-am# [la i-szu] | |
| 6 | [sa]-li#-ma-am sza e-[pu-szu] | |
| 7 | [u2-ul] e-pu-usz sa#-[li-mu-um] | |
| 8 | [u2-ul] sa-[li-mu-um-ma] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | isz#-tu mu#-[sze-zi-ba-am la i-szu] | |
| 2' | a-la-nu-ia sza la is,-s,a-ab#-[tu] | |
| 3' | i-na-an-na is,-s,a-ab-[tu] | |
| 4' | i-na ne2-kur-ti _lu2_ ha-szi-[im{ki}] | |
| 5' | ur-si-im{ki} _lu2_ ka-ar-ka#-[mi-is{ki}] | |
| 6' | u3 ia-am-ha-ad[{ki}] | |
| 7' | a-la-nu an-nu-tum u2-ul ih-li-qu2# | |
| 8' | i-na ne2-kur-ti {disz}sa-am-si-{d}iszkur#-ma | |
| 9' | ih-ta-al-qu2 | |
| 10' | u3 a-la-nu sza ki-ma u2-hu-ru u2-sze-zi-ib# | |
| 11' | u3 na-pa-asz2-ti u2-ba-li-it, | |
| 12' | pi2-qa-at ha-s,e-ra#-at | |
| 13' | asz-szum a-la-nu-ka | |
| 14' | u3 ma-ru-ka sza-al#-[mu] | |
| 15' | [a-na na-pa]-asz2#-ti-ia i-tu-ur | |
Sources & licences
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