ARM 10, 006 (P349970)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349970 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, 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 Šibtu, your maid: |
| obverse 4 | The palace is well. |
| obverse 5 | Ilī-Ḫaznaya, the assinnum |
| obverse 6 | of Annunītum, came to me. |
| obverse 7 | in the middle of the house of Annunītum |
| obverse 8 | ..., and |
| obverse 9 | ... of Babylon |
| obverse 10 | to my lord he has sent him, |
| obverse 11 | ... Ḫammurapi |
| reverse 1 | Concerning the report about Babylon, |
| reverse 2 | signs to drink I gave. I asked, and |
| reverse 3 | that man many things against this country |
| reverse 4 | thinks up. He will not succeed. |
| reverse 5 | My lord will see what the god to that man |
| reverse 6 | will do. You will capture him. |
| reverse 7 | Further, over him you will stand. |
| reverse 8 | In his day that is near, he will not live. |
| reverse 9 | May my lord know this! |
| reverse 10 | Before (the arrival of) the message of Ilī-Ḫaznaya |
| reverse 11 | with which Annunītum sent him, |
| reverse 12 | the 5th day, I myself asked, and |
| reverse 13 | the message that Annunītum |
| reverse 14 | sent to you |
| reverse 15 | and (the answer to) what I asked |
| reverse 16 | are the same. |
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 {munus}szi#-ib#-tu _geme2_-ka-a-ma# | |
| 4 | _e2-gal_-lum# sza-lim | |
| 5 | {disz}i3-[li2-ha]-az#-na-a-ia {lu2}as#-si2#-in#-num# | |
| 6 | sza an-[nu-ni-tim il]-li-kam# | |
| 7 | i-na li#-[ib-bi _e2_ an-nu-ni-tim] | |
| 8 | [...]-x-ma | |
| 9 | [...] babila#{ki} | |
| 10 | [a-na be-li2-ia isz]-ta#-ap-ra-szu | |
| 11 | [... ha-am-mu]-ra#-pi2 | |
| 12 | [...]-ku | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [asz-szu-um t,e4]-em# babila#[{ki}] | |
| 2 | it#-ta#-tim# asz-qi2 asz2-ta-al-ma# | |
| 3 | _lu2_ szu-u2 ma-da-tim a-na ma-a-tim an-ni-tim | |
| 4 | u2-sza-am u2-ul i-ka-asz-sza-ad | |
| 5 | be-li2 i-im-ma-ar sza _dingir_-lum _lu2_ sza-a-ti | |
| 6 | i-ip-pe2-szu ta-ka-asz-sza-as-su2 | |
| 7 | u3 e-li-szu ta-az-za-az | |
| 8 | _u4_-mu-szu qe2-er-bu u2-ul i-ba-al-lu-ut, | |
| 9 | be-li2 an-ni-tam lu-u2 i-de# | |
| 10 | la-ma t,e4-em i3-li2-ha-az-na-a-ia# | |
| 11 | sza an-nu-ni-tum isz-pu-ra-asz-szu# | |
| 12 | _u4 5(disz)-kam_ a-na-ku asz2-ta-a-al#-ma# | |
| 13 | [t,e4]-mu-um sza an-nu-ni-[tum] | |
| 14 | [isz]-pu#-ra-ak-kum | |
| 15 | u3 sza a-sza-lu | |
| 16 | isz-ti-in-ma | |
Sources & licences
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