ARM

On the very day I send this tablet of mine to my lord, Malik-Dagan of Šakka came here to tell me, “In my dream I, along with a man accompanying me, was set to go from the Saggaratum district, through the upper district, to Mari. Ahead of me, I entered Terqa. As I was entering, I entered the temple of Dagan and I went prostrate before Dagan. During my prostration, Dagan opened his mouth to say this, ‘Have the Yaminite kings and their troops made peace with the troops of Zimrilim who has come up?’⁠a I said, ‘They did not.’ Just before I left, he said, ‘Why are Zimrilim’s messengers not before me on a regular basis? Why is he not setting before me full reports? Had it been otherwise, long ago, I would have delivered the Yaminite kings into Zimrilim’s hand. Now go! I am sending you to Zimrilim and you are to tell him, ‘Send your messengers to me and set a full report before me and I will set before you the Yaminite kings, having them wriggle in a fisherman’s wooden casket.’” This is what the man saw in his dream, revealing it to me. I am now writing this report to my lord. My lord should look into this dream. Another matter: If it pleases my lord, he should set a full report before Dagan. Messengers from my lord should be regular. Because the man who told this dream is to make a pagrûm-offering to Dagan, I have not sent him to my lord. Moreover, because this man is reliable, I have not taken from his hair or the fringe of his garment.