ARM 10, 120 (P350084)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 10, 120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P350084 |
| 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 Sibtu |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus your lord: |
| obverse 4 | As to what you in the following way wrote me, |
| obverse 5 | thus you: |
| obverse 6 | In the divination |
| obverse 7 | of weapons |
| obverse 8 | I am occupied.” In that which you wrote me, |
| obverse 9 | in the very divination of weapons, |
| obverse 10 | you are occupied? |
| obverse 11 | Why in the divination |
| obverse 12 | of the siezing of the city are you not occupied? |
| reverse 1 | Further, in the following way you did not write me, |
| reverse 2 | thus you: |
| reverse 3 | “That city will be siezed,” |
| reverse 4 | or rather, “will not be siezed.” |
| reverse 5 | As to my quick arrival, |
| reverse 6 | about which you wrote me, |
| reverse 7 | quickly for the sacrifice of Ištar |
| reverse 8 | I will arrive. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na {munus}szi-ib-tu | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-ki-ma | |
| 4 | asz-szum sza ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ri-im | |
| 5 | um-ma at-ti-ma | |
| 6 | i-na ba-ru-u2-tim | |
| 7 | sza _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ | |
| 8 | a-na-ku et-me2-ku sza ta-asz-pu-ri-im | |
| 9 | i-na ba-ru-u2-tim-ma sza _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ | |
| 10 | et-me2-e-ti | |
| 11 | am-mi-nim i-na ba-ru-ut | |
| 12 | s,a-ba-at _iri#{ki}_ la et-me2-e-ti# | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ki-a-am u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ri-im# | |
| 2 | um-ma at-ti-ma | |
| 3 | _iri{ki}_ szu-u2 is,-s,a-ab-ba-at | |
| 4 | u2-lu-ma u2-ul is,-s,a-ab-ba-at | |
| 5 | asz-szum ar-hi-isz# ka-sza-di-ia | |
| 6 | sza ta-asz-pu-ri#-im | |
| 7 | ar-hi-isz a-na _siskur2-re_ isz8-tar2 | |
| 8 | a-ka-asz-sza-dam | |
Sources & licences
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