| Line | Text original | Text translated |
|---|---|---|
| o. 1 | a-na mu-ka-an-ni-ši-im | To Mukannišum, |
| o. 2 | qi₂-bi₂-ma | say: |
| o. 3 | um-ma ia-ab-ni-dda-gan | thus speaks Yabnī-Dagan, |
| o. 4 | a-ḫu-ka-a-ma | your brother. |
| o. 5 | i-na gi-ir-ri-im ru-qi₂-im pa-ag-ri | |
| o. 6 | u₂-ša-al-lim u₃ ni-zi-iq-tam | |
| o. 7 | li-ba u₂-ul u₂-ša-ar-ši | |
| o. 8 | ta-al-li-kam-ma um-ma at-ta-a-ma | You came to tell me: |
| o. 9 | lu₂i₃.sur[glossary=ṣāḫitum] ma-ah-ri-[k]a | |
| o. 10 | uš-za-az ša mu-ša-am | |
| o. 11 | u₃ qa°-ṣa-tam u₃-ša-al-la-mu | |
| o. 12 | lu₂i₃.sur u₂-ul ta-aṭ-ru-dam | You did not send me an oil presser, |
| o. 13 | u₃ i₃.giš[glossary=ellum] u₂-ul tu-ša-bi-lam | nor did you send my any sesame oil[glossary=ellum]. |
| o. 14 | 0.0.1 am3 i₃.giš i-na u₄ 1.kam | (Only about) 10 qa (10 l) of sesame oil are coming out per day, which means that I owe sesame oil to all the heads of service! |
| o. 15 | uṣ-ṣi₂° u₃ it-ti lu₂meš | |
| o. 16 | we-du-tim ka-li-šu-nu | |
| r. 17 | i₃.giš[u]ḫ-ta-ab-b[i]-i[l] | |
| r. 18 | 4 tug₂ra-qa-tim | 4 fine fabrics, |
| r. 19 | 10 tug₂u₂-ṭub-lu us₂ | 10 fabrics in twill of second quality, |
| r. 20 | 10 tug₂si.sa₂ us₂ | 10 fabrics without priming of second quality, |
| r. 21 | 5 gu₂ ki-ti-tim | 5 linen shirts, |
| r. 22 | gišmar-ri zabar | bronze hoes, |
| r. 23 | gišma-ah-li-ši zabar | bronze scrapers, |
| r. 24 | gišḫa-ṣi₂-in-ni zabar | bronze axes, |
| r. 25 | 1,0.0.0 gur i₃.giš | 120 qa (120 l) of sesame oil, |
| r. 26 | 0,0.2.0 i₃.giš bara₂.ga[glossary=ḫalṣum] | 20 qa (20 l) of hulled[glossary=ḫalṣum] sesame oil, |
| r. 27 | bu-ṣi₂°-ni | lamp wicks, |
| r. 28 | la-ab-di | some labdum-chariot parts: |
| r. 29 | ḫi-ši-iḫ-tam an-ni-tam | these things that are lacking, |
| u.e. 30 | Ibur-dma-ma | Būr-Mama, |
| u.e. 31 | ap-la-am-ma li-id-d[i]-na[m] | who received the price, must give (them) to me. |
ARM 18 032
Commentary
This letter informs us that sometimes the oil specialist himself was sent to the place requesting sesame oil to produce it; see Dossier A.1.1.21.
Bibliography
- Durand 2000 = Durand, Jean-Marie (2000): Les documents épistolaires du palais de Mari Tome III. Littératures anciennes du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Cerf.
- Rouault 1977a = Rouault, Olivier (1977): Mukannišum. L'administration et l'économie palatiales à Mari. Archives royales de Mari 18. Paris: Geuthner.