ARM 26/1, 004 (P354561)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P354561 |
| 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
By Washburn, Jody E. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | thus La’um, your servant: |
| obverse 4 | Asqudum, the diviner, |
| obverse 5 | from before the king |
| obverse 6 | came to me. |
| obverse 7 | Where he talked, many things he talked. |
| obverse 8 | To me they said so. |
| obverse 9 | Slander of me, |
| obverse 10 | slander of Sîn-Iddinam |
| reverse 1 | and of Šamaš-Illassu |
| reverse 2 | before the king he ‘ate.’ |
| reverse 3 | No one in his hand |
| reverse 4 | is safe. To my lord |
| reverse 5 | I will arrive, and |
| reverse 6 | a full report |
| reverse 7 | before my lord I will place. |
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 la-u2-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 4 | {disz}as3-qu2-du-um _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | |
| 5 | isz-tu ma-ha-ar _lugal_ | |
| 6 | il-li-ka-am | |
| 7 | a-szar id-bu-bu ma-da-tim-ma id-bu-ub | |
| 8 | [a-na] a-ia-szi-im iq-bu-nim | |
| 9 | [ka]-ar#-s,i2-ia | |
| 10 | [ka-ar-s,i2] {d}suen-i-di2-nam | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3 {d}]utu#-illat-su2 | |
| 2 | [i-na] _igi lugal_ i-ku-ul | |
| 3 | ma#-am-ma-an i-na qa-ti-szu | |
| 4 | u2-ul sza-lim a-na s,e-er# be-li2-ia | |
| 5 | a-ka-asz-sza-da-am-ma | |
| 6 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | |
| 7 | ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia a-sza-ka-an | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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