ARM 26/1, 113 (P354670)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 26/1, 113 |
|---|---|
| ID | P354670 |
| 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 Išḫi-Addu |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | the sheep of the diviner which before the god |
| obverse 6 | he burned, his extispicy I saw; |
| obverse 7 | In that extispicy the ‛blinder’ |
| obverse 8 | at the ‛true spot’ was situated. |
| obverse 9 | The path was situated, and ... |
| obverse 10 | the mystery did not have the strength. |
| obverse 11 | The gate of the palace is well. |
| reverse 1 | In the duct of the shepherd |
| reverse 2 | a weapon-mark, and the shepherd followed it; |
| reverse 3 | the two bases of the shepherd, to the right, |
| reverse 4 | were sectioned, on the left torn out. |
| reverse 5 | The fortress on the left like a s. |
| reverse 6 | was loose; |
| reverse 7 | The right of the finger was dark; |
| reverse 8 | the left of the finger was bound; |
| reverse 9 | the attachment was ...; |
| reverse 10 | the lungs were well; |
| reverse 11 | The knot to the right ... |
| reverse 12 | The upper parts were well. |
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 isz-hi-{d}iszkur | |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | _sila4 masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ sza ma-ha-ar _dingir_ | |
| 6 | ik-bu-bu te-er-ta-szu a-mu-ur# | |
| 7 | i-na te-er-tim sza-a-ti na-[ap-la-as3-tu-um] | |
| 8 | i-na qa-qar ki-it-tim [sza-ki-in] | |
| 9 | pa-da-nu sza-ki-in-ma [...] | |
| 10 | pu-uz-rum da-na-na-am u2-ul# [i-szu] | |
| 11 | _ka2 e2-gal_-lim sza-lim | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na ma-as,-ra-ah _sipa_ | |
| 2 | {gesz}tukul sza-ki-in-ma _sipa_ ir-de#-[em] | |
| 3 | isz-da-an _sipa_ i-mi-it-[ta-am] | |
| 4 | sa3-ar-ma szu-me-lam na-as-[ha] | |
| 5 | da-an-na#-[at] szu#-me-lim sa3-ak-ki?-[isz] | |
| 6 | pa-at,-[ra]-at | |
| 7 | i-mi-it-ti# [u2]-ba-nim ta-ar#-[ka-at] | |
| 8 | szu-me-el2 u2-ba#-nim# ra#-ki#-[is] | |
| 9 | s,i2-ib-tum ma-ak#-[...] | |
| 10 | ha-szu-u2 sza-al#-[ma ...] | |
| 11 | ki-is,-rum i-mi#-[it-tam ...] | |
| 12 | e-le-tum sza#-[al-ma] | |
Sources & licences
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