ARM 04, 054 (P338816)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 04, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338816 |
| 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, |
| obverse 4 | your brother: |
| obverse 5 | The extisipicies of the sacrifice |
| obverse 6 | you sent here, and I saw them; |
| obverse 7 | further, in the following way you wrote me, thus: |
| obverse 8 | The fat of the center |
| obverse 9 | to the right is black; |
| obverse 10 | The heart itself |
| obverse 11 | to the right and left is dark. |
| obverse 12 | Further, a thick scar is there. |
| obverse 13 | The dark spot of the left |
| reverse 1 | might not concern you. |
| reverse 2 | Now, these extispicies |
| reverse 3 | I have sent back to you. |
| reverse 4 | Read them! |
| reverse 5 | With the dark spots, |
| reverse 6 | the contradictory (patches), |
| reverse 7 | further a thick scar is there. |
| reverse 8 | There is nothing to be concerned about. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ia-as-ma-ah-{d}iszkur | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan | |
| 4 | a-hu-ka#-a-ma# | |
| 5 | te-re-et# ni#-qi2-i# | |
| 6 | tu-sza-bi#-lam#-ma a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti | |
| 7 | u3 ki-a-am# ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am um-ma-mi | |
| 8 | sza-ma!-an li-ib-bi-im | |
| 9 | i-mi-tam-ma ta-ri-ik | |
| 10 | li-ib-bu-um szu-u2 | |
| 11 | i-mi-tam u3 szu-me-lam ta-ri-ik | |
| 12 | u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in | |
| 13 | te-ri-ik szu-me-lim | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pi2-qa-at u2-ul u2-ka-al-ka | |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma te-re-tim szi-na-ti | |
| 3 | ut-te-er-ra-kum | |
| 4 | a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti | |
| 5 | it-ti te-er-ki | |
| 6 | pi2-it-ru-su-tim | |
| 7 | u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in | |
| 8 | mi-im-ma u2-ul sza na-'a4-di!-im | |
Sources & licences
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