ARM 10, 010 (P349974)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349974 |
| 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 temples, the palace, |
| obverse 5 | and the workhouses are well. |
| obverse 6 | Another thing: Kakka-Lidi |
| obverse 7 | in the temple of Itur-Mer saw (a vision); |
| obverse 8 | thus (her): “Two barge-rafts, |
| obverse 9 | large ones, the river were blocking, and |
| obverse 10 | the king and soldiers |
| obverse 11 | within were riding. Those on the right |
| obverse 12 | to the ones on the left |
| obverse 13 | were shouting, |
| obverse 14 | thus they: “Kingship, |
| obverse 15 | sceptre, throne, |
| reverse 1 | reign, land upper |
| reverse 2 | and lower |
| reverse 3 | to Zimri-Lim |
| reverse 4 | are given!”; further, the soldiers, |
| reverse 5 | all of them, were answering: |
| reverse 6 | “To Zimri-Lim |
| reverse 7 | it is given!” |
| reverse 8 | these barge-rafts |
| reverse 9 | to the gate of the palace |
| reverse 11 | ... ” |
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 dingir-mesz-dingir-mesz e2-gal_-lum | |
| 5 | u3 ne-pa-ra-tum sza-al-ma | |
| 6 | sza-ni-tam {munus}ka-ak-ka-li-di | |
| 7 | i-na _e2_ {d}i-tur2-me-er i-mu-ur | |
| 8 | um-ma-a-mi _2(disz) {gesz}ma2_ ma-al-lu-u2 | |
| 9 | ra-ab-bu-tum na-ra-am pa-ar-ku-ma | |
| 10 | _lugal_ u3 _lu2-mesz_ re-du-um | |
| 11 | _sza3-ba_ ra-ki-ib sza i-mi-it-tim | |
| 12 | [a]-na# szu-me2-lim | |
| 13 | [i]-sza-as-su-u2 | |
| 14 | [um]-ma szu-nu-ma szar-ru-tum | |
| 15 | [ha]-at,#-t,u2-um _{gesz}gu-za_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-lu-um ma-tum e-li-tum | |
| 2 | u3 sza-ap-li-tum | |
| 3 | a-na zi-im-ri-li-im | |
| 4 | na-ad#-na-at# u3 _lu2-mesz_ re-du-u2-um | |
| 5 | ka-lu-szu# [i]-ip-pa-al | |
| 6 | a-na zi-im-ri-li-im-ma | |
| 7 | na-ad-na-at | |
| 8 | _{gesz}ma2_ ma#-al#-lu-u2 szu-nu | |
| 9 | a-na ba#-ab _e2-gal_-lim | |
| 10 | [...]-ma | |
| 11 | [...]-szu | |
Sources & licences
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