ARM 14, 070 (P351410)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 14, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P351410 |
| 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 | Say to my lord, |
| obverse 2 | thus Yaqim-Addu |
| obverse 3 | your servant: |
| obverse 4 | My lord wrote thus: |
| obverse 5 | 'Let the Babylonian army that is stationed |
| obverse 6 | at Sagaratum receive provisions in Sagaratum |
| obverse 7 | and have the one that is stationed at Dur-Yahdu-Lim |
| obverse 8 | receive provisions at Dur-Yahdu-Lim. |
| obverse 9 | Send that army and |
| obverse 10 | the army that you have registered.' |
| obverse 11 | The tablet of my lord arrived on the 5th day before nightfall. |
| obverse 12 | Before the tablet of my lord arrived, |
| obverse 13 | ... [the tablet?] of Nidnat-Sin... |
| obverse 14 | ... [the army?] of Babylon |
| obverse 15 | [...] my lord's tablet. |
| reverse 1' | ...because of fear of my lord |
| reverse 2' | I had it written. In my lord's registration tablet |
| reverse 3' | for the district which I sent back to him, |
| reverse 4' | a 'himmum' is written. |
| reverse 5' | Now if it pleases my lord, |
| reverse 6' | let him consider if I should assign the old men |
| reverse 7' | and the young ones who cannot go on the campaign |
| reverse 8' | to guard the wall |
| reverse 9' | or the place my lord my lord orders, |
| reverse 10' | and choosing the elite army |
| reverse 11' | send them to my lord as per his instructions. |
| reverse 12' | Let my lord write to me whether this should be so. |
| reverse 13' | Perhaps my lord will say: |
| reverse 14' | 'The Babylonian army will be upset.' |
| reverse 15' | Like their compatriots, I have |
| reverse 16' | exempted them from service. |
| reverse 17' | That army has not been gathered. |
| left 18' | Following the day that they arrive |
| left 19' | in Sagaratum and the tablet of Nidnat-Sin |
| left 20' | comes to me, they will be released. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma# | |
| 2 | um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur | |
| 3 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | be-li2 ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi | |
| 5 | s,a-bu-um _babila_{ki} sza i-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} | |
| 6 | wa-szi-ib i-na sa-ga-ra-tim#{ki} s,i2-di-tam | |
| 7 | li-im-hu-ur u3 sza [i]-na _bad3_{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im | |
| 8 | wa-szi-ib# i-na _bad3_{ki}-ia#-ah-du-li-im-ma | |
| 9 | s,i2#-[di]-tam# szu-um-hi-ir-ma# s,a-ba-am sze-tu | |
| 10 | [u3 s,a]-ba#-am sza tu-sza-at,-t,e4-ru | |
| 11 | [t,u2-ur]-dam _ud_ 5(disz) _kam_ pa-an mu-szi-im tup-pi2 be-li2-ia | |
| 12 | [ik-szu]-dam# la#-ma# tup-pi2 be-li2-ia i-ka-asz-sza-dam | |
| 13 | [x x x tup?-pi2? ni]-id#-na-at-{d}suen | |
| 14 | [... s,a-bu-um] _babila#_{ki} | |
| 15 | [...] tup-pi2 be-li2-ia | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x-u2 i-na# pu-lu-uh-ti be-li2-ia | |
| 2' | [u2-sza]-asz2#-t,i2-ir i-na tup-pi2 te-<bi>-ib-ti | |
| 3' | ha#-al-s,i-im sza a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | |
| 4' | u2-sza-bi-lam hi-im-mu-um sza-t,e4-er | |
| 5' | i-na#-an-na szum-ma i-in be-li2-ia ma-hi-ir | |
| 6' | [be-li2] li-isz-ta-al-ma _lu2-szu-gi_ u3 _lu2-tur-mesz_ | |
| 7' | sza _kaskal_ a-la-kam la i-le-u2 lu-u2 lu-bi-ir-ma | |
| 8' | a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-ti _dur3_{ki} u2-lu-ma | |
| 9' | a-szar be-li2 i-qa-ab-bu-u2 li-si-qu2!(BA)-szu-nu-ti | |
| 10' | u3 s,a-ba-am be2-eh-ra-am lu-bi-ra-am-ma | |
| 11' | ki-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be-li2-ia lu-ut,-ru-dam | |
| 12' | an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | |
| 13' | u3 as-su2-ur-ri be-li2 ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bi# | |
| 14' | um#-ma-a-mi s,a-bu-um _babila_{ki} i-zi-iz | |
| 15' | ki-ma _lu2-mesz_ tap-pi2-szu i-na e-s,e2-di-im | |
| 16' | u2-ne-eh mi-im-ma s,a-bu-um szu-u2 | |
| 17' | [u2]-ul i-s,i2-id i-na sza-ni-im | |
| left | ||
| 18' | u4-mi-im sza a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} | |
| 19' | ik-szu-du-nim tup-pi2 ni-id-na-at-{d}suen# | |
| 20' | ik-szu-dam-ma ip-t,u2-ru-nim#? | |
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