ARM 10, 008 (P349972)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349972 |
| 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, |
| obverse 4 | your maid: |
| obverse 5 | In the Annunītum-house of the center of the city |
| obverse 6 | Aḫātum, daughter of Dagan-Mālik, |
| obverse 7 | went into a trance and in the following way spoke, |
| obverse 8 | thus: “Zimri-Lim, |
| obverse 9 | and if you disregard me, |
| obverse 10 | I myself over you |
| obverse 11 | am bursting (with love); |
| obverse 12 | your enemies |
| obverse 13 | in your hand |
| reverse 1 | I will fill; |
| reverse 2 | further, the men, my robbbers |
| reverse 3 | I will seize, and |
| reverse 4 | in the camp of Bēlet-ekallim |
| reverse 5 | I will collect them. |
| reverse 6 | The next day, |
| reverse 7 | Aḫum, the temple administrator, this report, |
| reverse 8 | a lock of hair |
| reverse 9 | and a hem |
| reverse 10 | brought to me, and to my lord |
| reverse 11 | I wrote. Lock of hair |
| reverse 12 | and hem |
| reverse 13 | I sealed, and |
| reverse 14 | to my lord |
| reverse 15 | I have sent. |
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 | |
| 4 | _geme2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | i-na _e2_ an-nu-ni-tim sza li-ib-bi a-lim | |
| 6 | {disz}{munus}a-ha-tum _munus-tur_ {d}da-gan-ma-lik | |
| 7 | im-ma-hi-ma ki-a-am iq-bi | |
| 8 | um-ma-mi zi-im-ri-li-im | |
| 9 | u3 szum-ma at-ta mi-sza-ta-an-ni | |
| 10 | a-na-ku e-li-ka | |
| 11 | a-ha-ab-bu-us,4 | |
| 12 | na-ak-ri-ka | |
| 13 | a-na qa-ti-ka | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ma-al-la | |
| 2 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ szar-ra-qi2-ia | |
| 3 | a-s,a-ab-ba-at-ma | |
| 4 | a-na ka-ra-asz {d}nin-e2-gal-lim | |
| 5 | a-ka-am-mi-is-su2-nu-ti | |
| 6 | i-na sza-ni-i-im u4-mi-im | |
| 7 | {disz}a-hu-um _lu2-sanga_ t,e4-ma-am | |
| 8 | an-ne2-e-em szar-ta-am | |
| 9 | u3 si2-is-si2-ik-tam | |
| 10 | ub-la-am-ma a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 11 | asz-pu-ra-am szar-ta-am | |
| 12 | u3 si2#-is#-si2-ik-tam | |
| 13 | ak-nu-ka-am-ma | |
| 14 | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | |
| 15 | usz-ta-bi-lam | |
Sources & licences
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