ARM 03, 040 (P273087)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 03, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273087 |
| 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 Reynolds, Kathryn R. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord, |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | thus Kibrī-Dagan, |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | Dagan and Yakrub-El are well. |
| obverse 6 | The city of Terqa and the district are well. |
| obverse 7 | Another thing: the day this tablet |
| obverse 8 | to my lord I sent. |
| obverse 9 | the ecstatic of Dagan |
| obverse 10 | came and |
| obverse 11 | a word in the following way spoke to me, |
| obverse 12 | thus: |
| obverse 13 | The god sent me. |
| obverse 14 | Come quickly! To the king |
| reverse 1 | write, and |
| reverse 2 | funerary offerings to the spirit |
| reverse 3 | of Yaḫdun-Lim |
| reverse 4 | they must dedicate. |
| reverse 5 | This that ecstatic |
| reverse 6 | said to me, and to my lord |
| reverse 7 | I have written. |
| reverse 8 | My lord what is pleasing to him |
| reverse 9 | must do. |
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 ki-ib-ri-{d}da-gan | |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | {d}da#-gan u3 {d}ik-ru-ub-el2 [sza]-al-mu | |
| 6 | a-lum ter#-qa#{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-<um> sza#-lim | |
| 7 | sza-ni-tam _u4_-um t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em | |
| 8 | a-na s,e#-er be-li2-ia u2-sza#-bi#-lam | |
| 9 | _lu2_ mu#-uh-hu-um sza {d}da#-gan | |
| 10 | il-li-kam#-ma | |
| 11 | a-wa-tam ki-a-am iq#-be2-e#-[em] | |
| 12 | um-ma-a-mi | |
| 13 | _dingir_-lum isz-pu-ra-an-[ni] | |
| 14 | hu-mu-ut, a-na _lugal#_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-pu-ur-ma | |
| 2 | ki-is3-pi2 a-na i-t,e4-em-mi#-[im] | |
| 3 | sza ia-ah-du-un-li#-[im] | |
| 4 | li-ik-ru-bu | |
| 5 | an-ni-tam _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-um szu-u2 | |
| 6 | iq-be2-e-em-ma a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 7 | asz-ta-ap-ra-am | |
| 8 | be-li2 sza# e-li#-szu t,a3-ba-at | |
| 9 | li-pu-usz2 | |
Sources & licences
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