ARM 01, 093 (P254294)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 01, 093 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254294 |
| 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 | Now the tablets that Yarim-..., trade agent |
| obverse 6 | of Ḫabānim—that for Hammurapi, |
| obverse 7 | the man of Babylon were written down for me— |
| obverse 8 | sent to you, |
| obverse 9 | those tablets |
| obverse 10 | to Yabliya |
| reverse 1 | let couriers |
| reverse 2 | carry. |
| reverse 3 | From Yabliya |
| reverse 4 | let two couriers |
| reverse 5 | the tablet, that for Hammurapi, |
| reverse 6 | to one the inhabitant of Rapīqum, |
| reverse 7 | bring on my account. |
| reverse 8 | The inhabitant of Rapīqum |
| reverse 9 | that tablet let him send. |
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 | a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-tim sza ia-ri-im#?-[x-x _{lu2}]dam#-gar3#_ | |
| 6 | ha-ba-nim sza a-na ha-mu-ra#-[pi2] | |
| 7 | _lu2_ babila{ki} szu-ut,-t,u2#-ra#-ku# | |
| 8 | usz-ta-bi-la-kum | |
| 9 | t,up-pa-tim szi-na-ti | |
| 10 | a-na ia-ab-li-ia{ki} | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_lu2_] qa-al-lu-tum | |
| 2 | li-ib-lu-szu-nu-ti | |
| 3 | isz-tu ia-ab-li-ia{ki#} | |
| 4 | _2(disz) lu2_ qa-al-lu-tum | |
| 5 | t,up-pa-am sza a-na ha-mu#-[ra-pi2] | |
| 6 | a-na wa-szi-ib ra-pi2-[qi2-im{ki}] | |
| 7 | li-ib#-lu#-[nim] | |
| 8 | wa-szi-ib ra-pi2#-qi2#-im{ki#} | |
| 9 | [t,up]-pa-am# [sza-a-ti li-sza-bi-il] | |
Sources & licences
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