ARM 02, 037 (P272949)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272949 |
| 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 my lord speak! |
| obverse 2 | Thus Ibal-El |
| obverse 3 | your servant: |
| obverse 4 | The tablet of Ibal-Addu from Ašlakka |
| obverse 5 | arrived here; to Ašlakka |
| obverse 6 | I went, but to slaughter a donkey foal |
| obverse 7 | between the Haneans and Idamaraṣ |
| obverse 8 | a puppy and a goat they brought! |
| obverse 9 | My lord I revered, and a puppy |
| obverse 10 | and a goat I did not give; |
| obverse 11 | a donkey foal, the young of a donkey mare, |
| obverse 12 | I had slaughtered; |
| obverse 13 | peace between the Haneans |
| obverse 14 | and Idamaraṣ I established; |
| reverse 1 | in Hurraya, |
| reverse 2 | in all of Idamaraṣ, |
| reverse 3 | the Ḫanu people will be satisfied, a sated person |
| reverse 4 | no enemy has; |
| reverse 5 | may my lord rejoice! This my tablet |
| reverse 6 | in Rataṣpātum |
| reverse 7 | to my lord I sent; |
| reverse 8 | after this my tablet, |
| reverse 9 | on the 3rd day, to my lord |
| reverse 10 | I will arrive. |
| reverse 11 | The steppe and the mār-Sim’al are well. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 2 | um-ma i-ba-al-dingir | |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | t,up-pi2 i-ba-al-{d}iszkur isz-tu asz2-la-ak-ka{ki} | |
| 5 | ik-szu-da-am-ma a-na asz2-la-ak-ka{ki} | |
| 6 | al-li-ik-ma a-na ha-a-ri-im qa-t,a2-li-im | |
| 7 | bi-ri-it ha-na-_mesz_ u3 i-da-ma-ra-as, | |
| 8 | me-ra-na-am u3 'a4-az-za-am isz-szu-ni-im-ma | |
| 9 | be-li2 ap-la-ah-ma-a me-ra-na-am | |
| 10 | u3 'a4-az-za-am u2-ul ad-di-in | |
| 11 | [ha]-a-ra-am _dumu_ a-ta-ni-im | |
| 12 | [a]-na-ku u2-sza-aq-t,i3-il | |
| 13 | sa-li-ma-am bi-ri-it ha-na-_mesz_ | |
| 14 | u3 i-da-ma-ra-as, asz-ku-un# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# hu#-ur-ra-a{ki} | |
| 2 | i-na i-da-ma-ra-as, ka-li-szu | |
| 3 | ha-na-_mesz_ i-sza-ab-bi-i-ma sza-bi-'u5-um | |
| 4 | ge-re-em u2-ul i-szu-u2 | |
| 5 | be-li2 li-ih-du t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em | |
| 6 | i-na ra-ta-as,-pa-tim{ki} | |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-la#-am | |
| 8 | wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ne2-e-im# | |
| 9 | a-di _u4 3(disz)-kam_ a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia# | |
| 10 | a-ka-asz-sza-da-am# | |
| 11 | na-wu-um u3 _dumu_ si-im-'a4-al sza-lim | |
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