ARM 02, 033 (P272945)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272945 |
| 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 |
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| obverse 1 | To my lord speak! Thus Ibal-El, |
| obverse 2 | your servant: The tablet my lord sent I heard; |
| obverse 3 | concerning the information of Hammurapi, king of Babylon, |
| obverse 4 | who wrote to my lord, thus: |
| obverse 5 | “With Rim-Sîn, king of Larsa, I will meet; |
| obverse 6 | and the man of Ešnunna with me will join. |
| obverse 7 | Now troops send here, and that desire let me achieve! |
| obverse 8 | With your troops powerful troops let me dispatch to you and |
| obverse 9 | your desire achieve! This report of Hammurapi |
| obverse 10 | to my lord he sent. Before the men of Sugāgi, your servants, |
| obverse 11 | I established, and thus I: “Consider! If for the troops |
| obverse 12 | that Hammurapi, the man of Babylon, sought us out |
| obverse 14 | ... you are lifted; |
| reverse 1' | ... of my lord ... |
| reverse 2' | ... hard times(?) were set ... |
| reverse 3' | ... concerning the report of Šaddun-laba, |
| reverse 4' | in this way he wrote to me, thus Šaddun-laba: |
| reverse 5' | “Because the head of Išme-Addu, enemy of my lord, I cut off, and |
| reverse 6' | to my lord sent, men of Ḫurraya |
| reverse 7' | and men of Šinaḫ came. They cut down my orchards.” |
| reverse 8' | and thus: “Come! Let me the city entrust to you, |
| reverse 9' | so that to my lord I may go out.” To Ibal-Addu |
| reverse 10' | I wrote, and 50 soldiers to guard Ašnakkum |
| reverse 11' | he sent in, then Šaddun-laba and Ibal-Addu |
| reverse 12' | to me in the assembly of Haneans |
| reverse 13' | at Siharata arrived. Thus: “Perhaps |
| reverse 14' | to my lord I will go out, and after my (departure) |
| reverse 15' | the cities that with me are hostile, against Ašnakkum, |
| reverse 16' | would not approach and the mouth of the city would not stir up?” |
| reverse 17' | Now together with the Haneans into the heart of the country |
| reverse 18' | with him I will go, and intelligence of the cities |
| reverse 19' | that with him are hostile I will get. Within three days, |
| reverse 20' | a complete report to my lord |
| reverse 21' | I will send. The steppe and the mār-Sim’al |
| reverse 22' | are well. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a#-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma um-ma i-ba-al-dingir | |
| 2 | _ARAD2#_-ka-a-ma t,up-pa-am sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam esz-me | |
| 3 | asz-szum t,e4-em ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ babila{ki} | |
| 4 | sza a-na be-li2-ia isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi | |
| 5 | it-ti ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_ la-ar-sa{ki} an-na-am-ma-ar | |
| 6 | [u3] _lu2#_ esz3-nun-na{ki} it-ti-ia in-ne2-em-me2-ed | |
| 7 | i-na-[an]-na# s,a-ba-am t,u2-ur-dam-ma s,i-bu-tam sza-a-ti lu-uk-szu-ud-ma | |
| 8 | it-ti s,a-bi-ka s,a-ba-am e-mu-qa-tim lu-ut,-ru-da-kum-ma | |
| 9 | s,i-bu-ut-ka ku-szu-ud t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em sza ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 10 | a-na be-li2-ia isz-pu-ra-am ma-ha-ar _lu2 su#-ga-gi#-mesz ARAD2_-di-ka | |
| 11 | [asz]-ku-un-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma szi-ta-la-a-ma szum-ma [a-na s,a-bi]-im# | |
| 12 | [sza] ha#-am#-mu#-ra#-pi2 _lu2#_ babila{ki} isz-te#-ni#-ne-[ti] | |
| 13 | [_... x]-mesz_ | |
| 14 | [...] na#-sza-at | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] be#-li2-ia# [...] | |
| 2' | [...] dan#-na-tum sza-ak-na#-[at] | |
| 3' | [... x]-szu asz-szum t,e4-em {disz}sza-du-un-la-ba | |
| 4' | [ki-a-am isz]-pu-ra-am um-ma {disz}sza-du-un-la-ba-ma | |
| 5' | asz-szum qa#-qa-ad {disz}isz-me-{d}iszkur na-ki-ir be-li2-ia a-ki-su-ma | |
| 6' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lu _lu2-mesz_ hu-ur-ra-ya{ki} | |
| 7' | u3 _lu2_ szi-na-ah{ki} i-li-ku-nim ki-re-ti-ia ik-ki-su | |
| 8' | um-ma-a-mi al-kam a-lam{ki} lu-up-qi2-da-kum-ma# | |
| 9' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia lu-ut-ta-la-ak a-na {disz}i-ba-al#-[{d}]iszkur# | |
| 10' | asz-pu-ur-ma 5(u) s,a-ba-am a-na na-s,a-ar asz-na-ak-ki-im{ki} | |
| 11' | u2-sze-ri-ib-ma {disz}sza-du-un-la-ba u3 i-ba-al-{d}iszkur | |
| 12' | a-na s,e-ri-ia i-na pu-hu-ur ha-na-_mesz_ | |
| 13' | a-na si-ha-ra-ta{ki} ik-szu-du-nim <um>-ma-a-mi as-su2-ur-ri | |
| 14' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia at-ta-al-la-ak-ma wa-ar-ki-ia | |
| 15' | a-la-nu sza it-ti-ia na-ak-ru a-na asz-na-ak-ki-im{ki} | |
| 16' | la i-sa-an-ni-qu2-ma pi2-i a-lim la usz2-ba-la-ka-tu | |
| 17' | i-na-an-na qa-du-um ha-na-_mesz_ a-na li-ib-bi ma-tim | |
| 18' | it#-ti-szu a-la-ak-ma da-'a4-at a-la-ne2-e | |
| 19' | [sza it-ti]-szu na-ak-ru a-sza-al a-di _u4 3(disz)-kam_-mi | |
| 20' | [t,e4]-ma-am ga-am-ra-am a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | |
| 21' | [a]-sza#-ap-pa-ra-am na-wu-um u3 _dumu_ si-im-a-al | |
| 22' | sza#-a-lim | |
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