ARM 05, 005 (P338855)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 05, 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338855 |
| 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 Aplaḫanda, |
| obverse 4 | your brother: Now good wine |
| obverse 5 | I have sent you; so drink! |
| obverse 6 | Now bread of Carchemish; |
| obverse 7 | so eat! Now 1 ... ; |
| obverse 8 | now 1 bracelet ... ; |
| obverse 9 | now 1 sūnu(-garment), further now |
| obverse 10 | 1 š(-garment) of dušûm(-stone color) |
| obverse 11 | I have sent you. |
| obverse 12 | Further, for the sake of all the terms |
| obverse 13 | to me keep sending! |
| obverse 14 | Further, as for me, to whom |
| obverse 15 | will I look? |
| reverse 1 | This ..., the house of ... |
| reverse 2 | ... of Šamšī-Addu, my father, |
| reverse 3 | per your needs write me, and |
| reverse 4 | I have sent to you. |
| reverse 5 | and for ... something why |
| reverse 6 | do you not send to me? |
| reverse 7 | Further, my father in ... |
| reverse 8 | is staying; ... |
| reverse 9 | One way or the other, |
| reverse 10 | write to me, and ... |
| reverse 11 | I will send to you. |
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 ap-la-ha-an-da | |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a-ma a-nu-um-ma _gesztin du10-ga_ | |
| 5 | usz-ta2-bi-la-kum u3 szi-ti | |
| 6 | a-nu-um#-ma _ninda_ sza kar-ka-mi-isz7#[{ki}] | |
| 7 | u3 a#-ku-ul a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) e-[...] | |
| 8 | a-nu-um-ma _1(disz) har-szu_ bar-[...] | |
| 9 | a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) {tug2}su2-nim u3 a-nu#-[um-ma] | |
| 10 | _1(disz) {tug2}sza3-ga-du3 du8-szi-a_ | |
| 11 | usz-ta2-bi-la-kum | |
| 12 | u3 asz-szum a-wa-tim mi-im-ma | |
| 13 | a-na s,e-ri-ia szi-tap-pa-ra-am | |
| 14 | u3 a-na-ku a-na ma-an-nim | |
| 15 | a#-na-at,-t,a3-al# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-x an-nu-um _e2#_ {d}x-gal | |
| 2 | [...]-x {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur a-bi-ia | |
| 3 | [a-na hi]-sze-eh-ti-ka szu-up-ra-am-ma | |
| 4 | usz#-ta-bi-la-kum | |
| 5 | u3 a#-na#? x mi-im-ma# am#-mi-nim | |
| 6 | la ta#-sza#-ap-pa-ra#-[am] | |
| 7 | u3 a-bi [...] | |
| 8 | wa-szi-ib# ia-[...] | |
| 9 | an-ni-tam u3# [la an-ni-tam] | |
| 10 | szu-up#-ra#-am#-[ma ...] | |
| 11 | a-sza#-ap#-[pa-ra-kum] | |
Sources & licences
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