ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 (P254270)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254270 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Yasmaḫ-Addu |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Šamšī-Addu |
| obverse 4 | your father: |
| obverse 5 | when the armies in Qabraya |
| obverse 6 | gathered. Išme-Dagan with the armies |
| obverse 7 | to the land of Aḫāzum I dispatched. |
| obverse 8 | And as for me, I came to the city. |
| obverse 9 | And when the armies |
| obverse 10 | in Qabraya were assembling, |
| obverse 11 | the assembling of the armies in Qabraya |
| obverse 12 | the land of Ahāzum heard and its report seized. |
| obverse 13 | The troops of that entire land |
| obverse 14 | and the Turukkian men who with them |
| obverse 15 | were gathered together and |
| obverse 16 | in the city of Ikkallim |
| obverse 17 | of the land of Aḫāzum |
| obverse 18 | to the front of Išme-Dagan |
| obverse 19 | were positioned. |
| obverse 20 | Išme-Dagan, his face |
| obverse 21 | to that city he set and |
| obverse 22 | to a field of 5 sixties (cubits) not approaching, |
| obverse 23 | the troops of that entire land |
| obverse 24 | and the Turukkian men |
| obverse 25 | who with them assembled |
| obverse 26 | before Išme-Dagan to do weapons |
| obverse 27 | weapons raised ... |
| reverse 1' | … that one ... |
| reverse 2' | the mass of the that land and the Turukkian men |
| reverse 3' | who with them assembled, he captured. |
| reverse 4' | not 1 man escaped and as of this time |
| reverse 5' | the entire land of Aḫāzum |
| reverse 6' | he has seized. That victory |
| reverse 7' | for the land is great. |
| reverse 8' | Rejoice! Your brother here |
| reverse 9' | the victory killed. And you, |
| reverse 10' | there among the women |
| reverse 11' | are lying. Now |
| reverse 12' | when with the armies to Qaṭanum |
| reverse 13' | you go, be a man! |
| reverse 14' | Just as your brother a great name |
| reverse 15' | has established, you in the land of Qaṭanum |
| reverse 16' | a great name establish for yourself! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur | |
| 4 | a-bu-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | ki-ma um-ma-na-tu i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki} | |
| 6 | ip-hu-ra isz-me-{d}da-gan it-ti um-ma-na-tim | |
| 7 | a-na ma-a-at a-ha-zi-im at,-ru-ud | |
| 8 | u3 a-na-ku# [a]-na# a-lim{ki} at-ta-al-kam | |
| 9 | u3 i-nu-ma um#-ma#-[na]-tum#-ma | |
| 10 | i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki} i-pa-ah-hu-ra | |
| 11 | pa-ha-ar um-ma-na-tim i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki} | |
| 12 | ma-a-at a-ha-zi-im isz-me-e-ma t,e4-em-sza is,-s,a-ba-at | |
| 13 | s,a-ab ma-a-tim sza-a-ti ka-li-sza | |
| 14 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 sza it-ti-szu-nu | |
| 15 | up-ta-ha-ah-hi-ru-ma | |
| 16 | [i]-na# a-lim ik-ka-al#-lim{ki} | |
| 17 | sza# ma-a-at a-ha#-zi-im | |
| 18 | a-na pa-an isz-[me-{d}]da#-gan | |
| 19 | sza#-[ak]-nu | |
| 20 | {disz}isz-me-{d}da-gan pa-ni-szu | |
| 21 | a-na a-lim{ki} sza#-[a]-ti# isz#-ku-un-ma | |
| 22 | a-na _a-sza3 5(disz)_ szu-szi la t,e4-he-e-em | |
| 23 | s,a-ab ma-a-tim sza-a-ti ka-li-sza | |
| 24 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 | |
| 25 | sza it-ti-szu-nu ip-hu-ru | |
| 26 | a-na pa-an [isz-me-{d}]da#-gan a-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ | |
| 27 | [e-pe2-szi-im] _{gesz#}tukul-mesz_ [isz-szu-u2] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] szu#-u2#-ma# x-x [...] | |
| 2' | [um]-ma#-a-at ma#-a-tim sza-a-ti u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki#-[i] | |
| 3' | sza# it-ti-szu-nu ip-hu-ru il-qu2-ut | |
| 4' | _1(disz) lu2_ u2-ul u2-s,i2 u3 i-na u4-mi-szu-ma | |
| 5' | ma-a-tam a-ha#-zi-im{ki} ka-la-szu | |
| 6' | is,-s,a-ba-at da-aw-du-u2-um szu-u2 | |
| 7' | a-na ma-a-tim ra-bi | |
| 8' | lu-u2 ha-de-et a-hu-ka an-ni-ki-a-am | |
| 9' | da-aw-da-am i-du-uk u3 at-ta | |
| 10' | asz-ra-nu-um i-na bi-ri-it _munus-mesz_ | |
| 11' | s,a-al-la-at i-na-an-na-ma | |
| 12' | i-nu-ma it-ti um-ma-na-tim a-na qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | |
| 13' | ta-al-la-ku lu-u2 a-wi-la-at | |
| 14' | ki-ma a-hu-ka szu-ma-am ra-be2-e-em | |
| 15' | isz-ta-ak-nu u3 at-ta i-na _kaskal_ qa-t,a2-nim{ki} | |
| 16' | szu-ma-am ra-be2-e-em# szi-it#-ka#-an | |
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