ARM 10, 011 (P349975)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349975 |
| 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 servant. The palace is well. |
| obverse 5 | The temples and workshops |
| obverse 6 | are well. |
| obverse 7 | At the beginning of the month |
| obverse 8 | extispicies for the wellbeing of my lord |
| obverse 9 | I caused to have done, and |
| obverse 10 | the extispicy (reports) for the wellbeing of my lord |
| obverse 11 | are propitious. |
| obverse 12 | From the heat, |
| obverse 13 | my lord, his body |
| reverse 1 | may he guard. |
| reverse 2 | The ominous sign is established. |
| reverse 3 | According to the mouth of the gods |
| reverse 4 | my lord, may he do. |
| reverse 5 | And whoever among the kings |
| reverse 6 | with my lord |
| reverse 7 | straight speaks, |
| reverse 8 | in the carrying |
| reverse 9 | with my lord, |
| reverse 10 | he will speak. |
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 _e2-gal_-lum sza-lim | |
| 5 | _e2-hi-a dingir-mesz_ u3 ne-pa-ra-tum | |
| 6 | sza#-al-mu# | |
| 7 | [a]-di# re-esz wa-ar-hi-im | |
| 8 | [te]-re-tim a-na szu-lum be-li2-ia | |
| 9 | [u2]-sze#-pi2#-isz#-ma | |
| 10 | te-re#-[tum sza] szu-lum be-li2-ia | |
| 11 | sza#-al#-ma | |
| 12 | i-na s,e-e-tim | |
| 13 | be-li2 pa-ga-ar-szu | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-is,-s,u2-ur | |
| 2 | i-tu-u2-um sza-ki-in | |
| 3 | sza pi2-i i-li-i-im | |
| 4 | be-li2 li-pu-usz2 | |
| 5 | u3 a-iu-um-ma i-na _lugal-mesz_ | |
| 6 | sza it-ti be-li2-ia | |
| 7 | i-sza-ri-isz i-da-ab-bu-ub | |
| 8 | i-na bi-bi-il-tim-ma | |
| 9 | it-ti be-li2-ia | |
| 10 | i-da-ab-bu-ub# | |
Sources & licences
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