ARM 02, 097 (P273008)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273008 |
| 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 Price, Jason R. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Asqudum, |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | the omens about the well-being |
| obverse 6 | of the messengers |
| obverse 7 | I did, and they are not favorable. |
| obverse 8 | I will again do for them. |
| obverse 9 | When the omens |
| obverse 10 | have become favorable, |
| obverse 11 | I will dispatch them. |
| obverse 12 | Another thing: concerning the patrols |
| reverse 1 | of the district of Ikšud-appašu |
| reverse 2 | and Ḫabduma-Dagan, |
| reverse 3 | no patrols |
| reverse 4 | are installed. |
| reverse 5 | And the stunted parts, whatever |
| reverse 6 | in the offerings of my lord |
| reverse 7 | are always showing up, |
| reverse 8 | my lord too knows. |
| reverse 9 | As for the patrols, one has become negligent. |
| reverse 10 | And the omens of the extispicies |
| reverse 11 | of the well-being of their districts |
| reverse 12 | are unfavorable. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma as3-qu2-du-um | |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | te-re-tim a-na szu-lum | |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri | |
| 7 | e-pu-usz2-ma la-ap-ta | |
| 8 | a-ta-ar e-pe2-es3-su2-nu-szi-ma | |
| 9 | [i]-nu-ma te-re-tum | |
| 10 | isz-ta-al-ma | |
| 11 | a-t,a3-ar-ra-su2-nu-ti | |
| 12 | sza#-ni-tam asz-szum sa-ag-[bi] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ha-la-as, ik-szu-ud-ap-pa-szu | |
| 2 | u3 ha-ab-du-ma#-{d}da-gan | |
| 3 | mi-im-ma sa-ag-bu | |
| 4 | u2-ul sza-ak-nu | |
| 5 | u3 ne2-ke-me2-tum ma-la | |
| 6 | i-na ni-qi2 be-li2-ia | |
| 7 | im-ta-na-qu2-ta | |
| 8 | be-li2-ma i-di | |
| 9 | a-na sa-ag-bi a-hu-um na-di | |
| 10 | u3 te-re-et ne2-pi2-isz-ti | |
| 11 | sza# szu-lum ha-al-s,i2-szu-nu | |
| 12 | [la-ap]-ta | |
Sources & licences
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