ARM 02, 122 (P273029)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273029 |
| 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 Asqur-Addu, my lord, |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Meptum, your servant: |
| obverse 4 | Earlier this my tablet I sent to you, on the 4th day, |
| obverse 5 | ten thousand troops of Babylon, from Sippar |
| obverse 6 | crossed over. The leader of those troops |
| obverse 7 | (is) Mutu-adgim. Ḫulālum |
| obverse 8 | to Allaḫada for kingship |
| obverse 9 | in place of Atamrim they will lead. |
| obverse 10 | Now the report that I heard |
| obverse 11 | to you I have sent. |
| obverse 12 | Take action! |
| obverse 13 | And this report, that I sent to you, |
| obverse 14 | quickly to the king let it arrive! |
| obverse 15 | to ... for ... |
| obverse 16 | Since the confirmation ... |
| reverse 1 | sending I will send you. |
| reverse 2 | Now, the report that I heard |
| reverse 3 | I have sent you. |
| reverse 4 | Take action! |
| reverse 5 | A confirmation of this report |
| reverse 6 | they took from me, and |
| reverse 7 | to my lord quickly |
| reverse 8 | I am sending. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na as2-qur2-{d}iszkur be-li2-ia | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma me-ep-tu-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | la-ma t,up-pi2 an-ne2-em u2-sza-bil-la-ak-kum isz-tu _u4 4(disz)-kam_ | |
| 5 | 1(u) li-mi s,a-bu-um babila{ki} isz-tu zimbir{ki} | |
| 6 | i-bi-ra-am a-lik pa-ni s,a-bi-im sza-tu | |
| 7 | {disz}mu-tu-ad-gi5-im {disz}hu-la-lum | |
| 8 | a-na al-la-ha-da{ki} a-na szar-ru-tim | |
| 9 | pu-uh a-tam-ri-im i-re-ed-du-u2 | |
| 10 | a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am sza esz-mu-u2 | |
| 11 | a-na s,e-ri-ka asz-tap-ra-am | |
| 12 | t,e4-em-ka s,a-ba-at | |
| 13 | u3 t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em sza asz-pu-ra-kum | |
| 14 | ar-hi-isz a-na s,e-er _lugal_ li-ik-szu-ud | |
| 15 | a#-na# x-x-zi-im a-na [...] sze x [...] | |
| 16 | [ki-ma] ta#-ki-it-tam i-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-pa-ru-um-ma a-sza-ap-pa-[ra-kum?] | |
| 2 | i-na-an-na t,e4-em esz-mu-u2 | |
| 3 | asz-tap-ra-ak-kum | |
| 4 | s,i2-bi-it t,e4-me-em re-szi | |
| 5 | ta-ki-it-ti t,e4-me-em sza-tu | |
| 6 | i-le-eq-qu2-nim-ma | |
| 7 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia ar-hi-isz | |
| 8 | a-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | |
Sources & licences
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