ARM 02, 099 (P273010)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273010 |
| 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 |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Asqudum |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | To the district of Ḫišamta |
| obverse 6 | and Terqa I arrived, and |
| obverse 7 | Numḫaya (and) Yamutbal |
| obverse 8 | together with boy and girl, |
| obverse 9 | male and female slaves, oxen and donkeys, |
| obverse 10 | “front and gate” they do not have. |
| obverse 11 | After they are done with the barley, |
| obverse 12 | the rush and reeds of the bank of the Euphrates |
| obverse 13 | their gobbling up I observed, and |
| obverse 14 | my tablet to my lord |
| obverse 15 | I sent. |
| obverse 16 | The feeding of animals, men and servants |
| obverse 17 | they cannot do; |
| obverse 18 | the grain of giving |
| obverse 19 | let my lord give; |
| obverse 20 | an order let him set. |
| obverse 21 | (Befitting) that of my servitude, |
| obverse 22 | to my lord I have written. |
| reverse 1 | My lord, (befitting) that of his kingship, |
| reverse 2 | let him reflect, and act! |
| reverse 3 | From Qaṭṭunan |
| reverse 4 | may they not cross over! |
| reverse 5 | Another thing: as for my arrival |
| reverse 6 | to the Terqaites |
| reverse 7 | I made a statement in the following way, thus I: |
| reverse 8 | “Fields add, so that |
| reverse 9 | the plows of the palace I may cause to be seized (for use).” |
| reverse 10 | And they answered me in following way, |
| reverse 11 | thus they: “Once our provenience fields |
| reverse 12 | we seize, the field of the palace inspect and take!” |
| reverse 13 | The circumstances I investigated, (and) the fields that they added, |
| reverse 14 | for 2 ploughs are not (even) sufficient. |
| reverse 15 | ... of my lord for Terqa is constant; |
| reverse 16 | 4 or 5 ploughs in the district of Terqa |
| reverse 17 | I caused to be seized (for use). But they are not suitable. |
| reverse 18 | Now when the r. of Terqa |
| reverse 19 | ... and the staff members did. |
| reverse 20 | ... my lord in ... |
| reverse 23 | ... the servant ... |
| reverse 24 | their ... who seizes ... |
| reverse 25 | ... of that r., |
| reverse 26 | ... and I will give him as his gift. |
| reverse 27 | sesame let me cultivate. |
| reverse 28 | to the Terqaites let me give, and ... |
| reverse 29 | ... that are near (at hand), they will give ... |
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 | a-na ha-la-as, hi-sza-am-ta{ki} | |
| 6 | u3 ter-qa{ki} ak-szu-dam-ma | |
| 7 | nu-um-ha-a{ki} ia-mu-ut-ba-al{ki} | |
| 8 | qa-du-um s,e2-eh-ri-im s,e2-he-er-tim | |
| 9 | _sag-ARAD2-mesz geme2-mesz gu4-hi-a u3 ansze-hi-a_ | |
| 10 | pa-na-am u3 ba-ba-am u2-ul <i>-szu-u2 | |
| 11 | isz-tu _sze_-em i-ga-ma-ru | |
| 12 | ur-ba-tam u3 a-pa-am sza a-ah {i7}pu-ra-tim | |
| 13 | u2#-ha#-la-qu2 a-mu-ur-ma | |
| 14 | [t,up-pi2 a]-na# s,e-er be-li2-ia | |
| 15 | [asz-pu-ra]-am | |
| 16 | [szu-ku-ul bu-lim] _lu2#-mesz ARAD2-mesz_ | |
| 17 | [u2-ul i-le-u2]-ma | |
| 18 | [_sze_-a-am] sza# ki-ma na-da-nim | |
| 19 | [be-li2 li-id]-di-in | |
| 20 | [a-wa-tam] li-isz-ku-un# | |
| 21 | sza# wa#-ar#-du-ti-ia# | |
| 22 | [a]-na# be-li2-ia asz2#-[pu-ur] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [be]-li2# sza# szar-ru-[ti-szu] | |
| 2 | [li]-isz#-ta#-a-al [li-pu-usz2] | |
| 3 | [isz]-tu qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} | |
| 4 | la# i-te-qu2-ma# | |
| 5 | sza-ni-tam ki-ma ka-sza-di-ia# | |
| 6 | a-na _lu2-mesz_ ter-qa-i{ki} | |
| 7 | a-wa-tam ki-a-am as,-ba!-at um-ma a-na-ku#-ma# | |
| 8 | _a-sza3#_ wa-at-te-ra-nim-ma | |
| 9 | _{gesz}apin-hi-a e2-gal_ lu-usz-ta-as,-bi-it | |
| 10 | u3 szu-nu ki-a-am i-pu-lu-ni-in-ni | |
| 11 | um-ma szu-nu-ma isz-tu szu-ku-sa-ti-ni{ki} | |
| 12 | ni-s,a-ba-tu _a-sza3 e2-gal_ bu-'i3-ma le-qe2 | |
| 13 | wa#-ar#-ka-tam ap-ru-us2-ma _a-sza3_ sza i-ti-ru | |
| 14 | a#-[na] _2(disz)# {gesz}apin_ u2-ul ka-szi-id | |
| 15 | [...] be#-li2-ia a-na ter-qa{ki} ka-a-ia-na-at | |
| 16 | [4(disz) u2-lu]-ma 5(disz) _{gesz}apin-hi-a_ i-na ha-la-as, ter-qa{ki} | |
| 17 | [usz]-ta#-as,-bi-it u2-ul na-t,u2 | |
| 18 | [i-na-an]-na# i-nu-ma ra-ki-ba-am sza ter#-qa{ki} | |
| 19 | [...]-al u3 ki#-na-at-[tu i]-pu-szu | |
| 20 | [...]-at be-li2-ia i-na ku?-[...]-ar# | |
| 21 | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 22 | [x x]-ru-szum? [...]-ir | |
| 23 | [... wa]-ar#-du-um [...] | |
| 24 | [... x]-szu#-nu s,a-bi#-it# [...] | |
| 25 | [...] x ra-ki-bi-im sza#-a-ti | |
| 26 | [x]-x-szu u3 qi2-isz-ta-szu lu-di-in | |
| 27 | _[sze]-gesz-i3_ lu-ri-isz | |
| 28 | [... a-na] _lu2_ ter-qa-i lu-ud-di-in-ma [...] | |
| 29 | [...] sza qe2-er-bu i-na-di-nu [...] | |
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