ARM 05, 065 (P338915)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 05, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338915 |
| 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 Yasmaḫ-Addu |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | thus Asqudum, |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | At my arrival |
| obverse 6 | in Terqa, |
| obverse 7 | Tarim-šakin |
| obverse 8 | arrived, and in the following way |
| obverse 9 | I asked him, thus I: |
| obverse 10 | “The extispicies to the well-being of the land, |
| obverse 11 | and the fortresses, |
| obverse 12 | did Zunan perform (them)?” |
| obverse 13 | That one in the following way answered me, |
| obverse 14 | thus: “He did not perform (them).” |
| reverse 1 | In the ‘cleansing’ |
| reverse 2 | of that month with him |
| reverse 3 | to Saggaratum I returned, and |
| reverse 4 | extispicies to the well-being of the city |
| reverse 5 | Saggaratum to the 6th month |
| reverse 6 | I performed, and the extispicies |
| reverse 7 | were favorable; further, prior |
| reverse 8 | to my (departure) at the Wall of my lord, |
| reverse 9 | Terqa, Ṣuprum |
| reverse 10 | and Mari, I shall perform (them), and |
| reverse 11 | a full report |
| reverse 12 | promptly |
| reverse 13 | to my lord |
| reverse 14 | I will send; |
| reverse 15 | further, in Saggaratum |
| reverse 16 | for the offering of the month |
| reverse 17 | and for the offering of my lord |
| reverse 18 | I performed (extispicies), and |
| reverse 19 | an extispicy I saw, and the left of the finger |
| reverse 20 | was loose; the middle finger of the lungs |
| reverse 21 | to the right approached; an omen of fame, my lord may be happy. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na be-li2]-ia# ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur | |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma as3-qu2-du-um | |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | ki-ma ka-sza-di-ia-ma | |
| 6 | i-na ter-qa{ki} | |
| 7 | {disz}ta-ri-im-sza-ki-im-ma | |
| 8 | ik-szu-dam-ma ki-a-am | |
| 9 | a-sza-al-szu um-ma a-na-ku-ma | |
| 10 | te-re-tim a-na szu-lum ma-a-tim | |
| 11 | u3 a-al da-an-na-tim | |
| 12 | {disz}zu-na-an i-pu-usz2 | |
| 13 | szu-u2 ki-'a4-am i-pu-la-an-ni | |
| 14 | um-ma-mi u2-ul i-pu-usz2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na te-bi-ib-ti | |
| 2 | _iti_ an-ni-im it-ti-szu | |
| 3 | a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} a-tu-ra-ma | |
| 4 | te-re-tim a-na szu-lum a-lim{ki} | |
| 5 | sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} a-na _iti 6(disz)-kam_ | |
| 6 | e-pu-usz2-ma te-re-tum | |
| 7 | sza-al-ma u3 ki-ma | |
| 8 | pa-ni-ia-ma i-na _bad3_ be-li2-ia | |
| 9 | ter-qa{ki} s,u2-up-ri-im{ki} | |
| 10 | u3 ma-ri{ki} e-pe2-esz-ma | |
| 11 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | |
| 12 | ma-ah-re-em-ma | |
| 13 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | |
| 14 | [a]-sza#-pa-ra-am | |
| 15 | [u3] i-na sa-ga-ra-tim | |
| 16 | [a]-na ni-iq wa-ar-hi-im# | |
| 17 | [u3 a]-na# ni-iq be-li2-ia | |
| 18 | [e-pu-usz2]-ma | |
| 19 | [te]-er#-tam a-mu-ur-ma szu-me-el u2-ba-nim | |
| 20 | pa#-t,e4-er u2-ba-an ha-szi-i qa-ab-li-tum | |
| 21 | a-na i-mi3-tim it,-hi szi-ir szu-mi3-im be-li2 lu ha-di | |
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