ARM 03, 078 (P273122)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 03, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273122 |
| 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 Kibrī-Dagan |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | Dagan and Ikrub-Il are well. |
| obverse 6 | The city of Terqa and the district are well. |
| obverse 7 | In harvesting the grain of my district |
| obverse 8 | and piling up in the threshing floors |
| obverse 9 | I have not been negligent. |
| obverse 10 | Another thing: concerning the making of the new city gate, |
| obverse 11 | previously |
| obverse 12 | ..., the ecstatic, |
| obverse 13 | came to me, and |
| obverse 14 | he was in constant distress. |
| reverse 1 | Thus he: |
| reverse 2 | The work on that city gate |
| reverse 3 | begin! |
| reverse 4 | Now the day this, my tablet, |
| reverse 5 | to my lord I dispatched. |
| reverse 6 | That ecstatic returned here and |
| reverse 7 | in the following way spoke to me, |
| reverse 8 | and gave strong orders, thus: |
| reverse 9 | If this city gate |
| reverse 10 | you all do not construct, |
| reverse 11 | a ‘pile-up’ will occur. |
| reverse 12 | You all will not be successful! |
| reverse 13 | This, that ecstatic |
| reverse 14 | said to me. And in the harvest |
| reverse 15 | I am occupied. Diverting |
| reverse 16 | my servants I cannot do. |
| reverse 17 | If my lord commands, |
| reverse 18 | let help come here, and |
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-il sza-al-mu | |
| 6 | [a]-lum# ter-qa{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim | |
| 7 | a-na _sze_-im sza ha-al-s,i2-ia e-s,e2-di-im | |
| 8 | [u3] a-na _ki-ud-hi-a_ na-sa-ki-im | |
| 9 | [a-ha]-am# u2-ul na-de-e-ku | |
| 10 | [sza-ni-tam] asz-szum a-bu-ul-lim _gibil_ | |
| 11 | [e-pe2-szi]-im i-na pa-ni-tim | |
| 12 | [{disz}...] _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-u2-um | |
| 13 | [il-li-ka]-am#-ma | |
| 14 | [i-ta-asz-sza]-asz | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [um-ma szu]-ma | |
| 2 | [a-na szi-pi2-ir a-bu]-ul-lim sza#-a-ti | |
| 3 | [qa-at-ka szu]-ku#-un | |
| 4 | [i-na-an-na _u4_-um] t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em | |
| 5 | [a-na s,e]-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi#-lam | |
| 6 | [_lu2_ mu-uh]-hu-u2-um szu-u2 i-tu-ra-am-ma | |
| 7 | [ki-a-am] iq-be2-e-em | |
| 8 | [u3] dan#-na-tim isz-ku-na-am um-ma-a-mi | |
| 9 | [szum-ma] a-bu-ul-lam sza-a-ti | |
| 10 | [u2]-ul te-ep-pe2-sza | |
| 11 | [ku]-ru#-ul-lum isz-sza-ak-ka#-an | |
| 12 | [u2]-ul# ka-asz-da-tu-nu | |
| 13 | [an-ni]-tam _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-u2-um# szu-u2 | |
| 14 | [iq]-be2#-e-em u3 a-na e-bu#-ri#-[im] | |
| 15 | [pu-ul]-lu-sa-ku su2-hu-ur# | |
| 16 | [wa]-ar#-di-ia u2-ul e-le-[em] | |
| 17 | [szum-ma] be-li2 i-qa-ab-bi | |
| 18 | [ne2-e'2-ra-rum li-il]-li#-kam-ma# | |
| 19 | [...] | |
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