ARM 10, 052 (P350016)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P350016 |
| 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 Addu-dūrī, |
| obverse 4 | your maidservant: |
| obverse 5 | “Concerning the breasts of gold |
| obverse 6 | of Annunītum, |
| obverse 7 | Ayaḫum, the chief priest, |
| obverse 8 | came and |
| obverse 9 | as follows spoke, |
| reverse 1 | thus: ‘For giving |
| reverse 2 | there was no ‘wrist;’ |
| reverse 3 | until a throne of the goddess |
| reverse 4 | is made, |
| reverse 5 | let the directive be given, and |
| reverse 6 | let that gold be taken, and |
| reverse 7 | to the throne of the goddess |
| reverse 8 | let it be made.” |
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}{d}iszkur-du-ri | |
| 4 | _geme2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | asz-szum# tu-le-e _ku3-sig17_ | |
| 6 | sza# an-nu-ni-tim | |
| 7 | {disz}a#-a-hu-um _{lu2}sanga_ | |
| 8 | il-li-ka-am-ma | |
| 9 | ki-a-am iq-be2-e-em | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma-mi a-na na-da#-ni-im | |
| 2 | u2-ul ri-it-tu#-um# | |
| 3 | isz-tu-ma _{gesz}gu-za_ sza il-tim | |
| 4 | in-ne-ep-pe2-szu | |
| 5 | te-er-tum li-in-ne-pi2-isz-ma | |
| 6 | _ku3-sig17_ szu li-il-le#-qi2-ma | |
| 7 | a-na _{gesz}gu-za_ sza il-tim | |
| 8 | li-in-ne-pi2-isz | |
Sources & licences
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