ARM 10, 012 (P349976)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349976 |
| 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 maidservant: |
| obverse 4 | “The palace is well. My lord as follows |
| obverse 5 | sent to me, saying, ‘Now |
| obverse 6 | Yaṣṣur-Addu |
| obverse 7 | I have dispatched to you; |
| obverse 8 | pure men with him dispatch, and |
| obverse 9 | where tablets he points out to them |
| obverse 10 | let them take, and those tablets |
| obverse 11 | until my arrival in your care |
| obverse 12 | let be set.’ ” |
| obverse 13 | Now, as to what my lord sent me, |
| obverse 14 | with that man |
| obverse 15 | Mukannišam, |
| obverse 16 | Šubna-Lū |
| obverse 17 | and Uṭḫiriš-ṭabat |
| obverse 18 | I have dispatched, and |
| reverse 1 | in the jail |
| reverse 2 | for the goods of Etel-pî-šarrim |
| reverse 3 | Yaṣṣur-Addu |
| reverse 4 | 1 house of the pure man whom with him |
| reverse 5 | I sent I pointed out, and |
| reverse 6 | the door of the house that I pointed out |
| reverse 7 | with the seal of Igmilim |
| reverse 8 | of the command house sealed, |
| reverse 9 | they opened, and there were 2 baskets of tablets; |
| reverse 10 | those baskets with a seal of Etel-pî-Šarrim |
| reverse 11 | sealed, they took and |
| reverse 12 | together with their seal |
| reverse 13 | those baskets until the arrival of my lord |
| reverse 14 | in my care are placed; |
| reverse 15 | and the door of the house |
| reverse 16 | that they opened with my seal |
| reverse 17 | I sealed. |
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_ sza-lim be-li2 ki-a-am | |
| 5 | isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi a-nu-um-ma | |
| 6 | {disz}ia-as,-s,u2-ur-{d}iszkur | |
| 7 | at,-t,a3-ar-da-ak-ki-im | |
| 8 | _lu2-mesz_ eb-bi it-ti-szu t,u2-ur-di-ma | |
| 9 | a-szar t,up-pa-tim u2-ka-al-la-mu-szu-nu-ti | |
| 10 | li-il-qu2-nim-ma t,up-pa-tum szi-na | |
| 11 | a-di ka-sza-di-ia ma-ah-ri-ki | |
| 12 | li-isz-sza-ak-na | |
| 13 | i-na-an-na ki-ma sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | |
| 14 | it-ti _lu2_ sza-a-ti | |
| 15 | {disz}mu-ka-an-ni-sza-am | |
| 16 | {disz}szu-ub-na-lu-u2 | |
| 17 | u3 ut,-hi-ri-isz-t,a3-bat | |
| 18 | at,-ru-ud-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na ne-pa-ri-im | |
| 2 | sza _nig2-szu_ e-tel-pi4-lugal | |
| 3 | {disz}ia-as,-s,u2-ur-{d}iszkur | |
| 4 | _1(disz) e2_-tam _lu2_ eb-bi sza it-ti-szu | |
| 5 | at,-ru-du u2-ka-al-li-im-ma | |
| 6 | ba-ab _e2_-tim sza u2-ka-al-li-mu | |
| 7 | [i]-na# ku-nu-uk ig-mi-li-im | |
| 8 | sza _e2_ te-er-tim ka-an-ku | |
| 9 | ip-tu-u2-ma _2(disz) {gi}pisan_ t,up-pa-tim | |
| 10 | _{gi}pisan_ szu-nu i-na ku-nu-uk e-tel-pi4-lugal | |
| 11 | ka-an-ku il-qu2-nim!-ma | |
| 12 | qa#-du#-um ku-nu-uk-ki-szu-nu | |
| 13 | _{gi}pisan_ szu-nu a-di ka-sza-ad be-li2-ia | |
| 14 | ma#-ah-ri-ia sza-ak-nu | |
| 15 | u3 ba-ab _e2_-tim | |
| 16 | sza# ip-tu i-na ku-nu-uk-ki-ia | |
| 17 | ak-nu-uk | |
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