ARM 04, 026 (P338788)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338788 |
| 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 Yasmaḫ-Addu |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Išme-Dagan, your brother: |
| obverse 4 | Since with the troops to aid |
| obverse 5 | and support Samu-Addu |
| obverse 6 | to Karanaya I went, |
| obverse 7 | certainly earlier |
| obverse 8 | I wrote to you; |
| obverse 9 | the man of Ešnunna with the ensemble of his troops, |
| obverse 10 | together with administrative staff |
| obverse 11 | and notables, |
| obverse 12 | gathered, and in Opis |
| obverse 13 | sat, and |
| obverse 14 | further to the man of Babylon |
| obverse 15 | to meet up with him |
| obverse 16 | in Mankisi |
| reverse 1 | kept writing, but |
| reverse 2 | the man of Babylon |
| reverse 3 | did not agree, and |
| reverse 4 | although the man of Babylon did not agree, |
| reverse 5 | in his shamelessness he rose up against me, and |
| reverse 6 | to Maškulliya he went, and |
| reverse 7 | in Maškulliya |
| reverse 8 | to waterway dredging his hand set. |
| reverse 9 | The city Maškulliya |
| reverse 10 | above Dūr-ipiq-Addu |
| reverse 11 | at a distance of a double-hour set. |
| reverse 12 | As I Maškulliya approached, |
| reverse 13 | Samu-Addu wrote and with troops |
| reverse 14 | to the city I hastened, in the city arrived, and |
| reverse 15 | since matters were remarkable, the man of Ešnunna |
| reverse 16 | to do evil his face |
| reverse 17 | had set, to the heart of the land |
| reverse 18 | returned; Samu-Addu wrote me, and |
| reverse 19 | to the troops who with me came, |
| reverse 20 | report of dispatch, |
| left col 1 1 | to Samu-Addu |
| left col 1 2 | I sent; further, the remainder of the troops |
| left col 1 3 | who in the heart of the land had dispersed; |
| left col 2 1 | further, ... |
| left col 2 2 | I ..., |
| left col 2 3 | you need not be at all anxious. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}[iszkur] | |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-[ma] | |
| 3 | um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan a-hu-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | ki-ma qa-du-um s,a#-bi#-im a-na ne2-e'2-ra-ri-im | |
| 5 | a-na re-esz sa-mu-{d}iszkur ku-ul-lim | |
| 6 | a-na ka-ra-na-a{ki} al-li-kam | |
| 7 | wu-di i-na pa-ni-tim-ma | |
| 8 | asz-pu-ra-kum | |
| 9 | _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} qa-du-um ga-ma-ar-ti s,a-bi-szu | |
| 10 | qa-du-um _giri3-se3-ga-mesz_ | |
| 11 | u3 be-el du-um-qi2 | |
| 12 | ip#-hu-ur-ma i-na u2-pe2{ki} | |
| 13 | [wa]-szi-ib-ma | |
| 14 | [u3 a-na] _lu2_ babila{ki} | |
| 15 | [a-na it]-ti-szu ne-en-mu-di-im | |
| 16 | [i-na ma]-an-ki-si{ki} | |
| 17 | [...]-x-e-em | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz#-ta-ap-pa-ar-ma | |
| 2 | _lu2#_ babila{ki} | |
| 3 | u2-ul im-gu-ru-ma | |
| 4 | qa-du _lu2_ babila{ki} la im#-gu#-ru-szu | |
| 5 | i-na la bu-usz-ti-szu it-be2-em-ma | |
| 6 | a-na ma-asz-ku-ul#-li#-ia{ki} il-li-kam-ma | |
| 7 | i-na ma-asz-ku#-ul-li-ia{ki} | |
| 8 | a-na _i7_ he-re-e-em qa-as-su isz-ku-un | |
| 9 | a-lum ma-asz-ku-li-ia{ki} | |
| 10 | e-le-nu-um bad3-i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur{ki} | |
| 11 | i-na _a-sza3_ be2-ra-am sza-ki-in | |
| 12 | ki-ma a-na ma-asz-ku-li-ia{ki} u2-qe2-ri-ba-am | |
| 13 | {disz}sa-mu-{d}iszkur isz-pu-ra-am-ma qa-du-um s,a-bi-im | |
| 14 | a-na a-lim at-ta-ha-ra-am a-na a-lim ak-szu-dam-ma | |
| 15 | [ki]-ma a-wa-tum ni-i'2-da u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | |
| 16 | [a]-na gu-ul-lu-lim pa-ni-szu | |
| 17 | isz-ku-nu-szu a-na li-bi ma-ti-szu | |
| 18 | [i]-tu-ru sa-mu-{d}iszkur isz-pu-ra-am-ma | |
| 19 | [a]-na s,a-bi-im sza it-ti-ia il-li-kam | |
| 20 | [t,e4]-ma#-am sza t,a3-ra-di-im | |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [a-na s,e]-er sa-mu-{d}iszkur | |
| 2 | [asz-pu-ur] u3 sza-pi2-il-ti s,a-bi-im | |
| 3 | [sza i-na] li-bi ma-a-tim isz7-ta-ah-hu | |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3 [...] | |
| 2 | at-[...] | |
| 3 | mi-im#-[ma li-ib-ba-ka la i-na-hi-id] | |
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