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FM 01, p. 045 A 03577 (P472272)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 045 A 03577 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472272 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | {disz}ha-am#-[mu-ra-pi2 _lu2_ kur-da{ki}] | Hammurapi, man of Kurda |
| 2' | a-na s,e-er [ma-ti-szu ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am] | to his land he wrote thus: |
| 3' | um-ma-a-mi [a-na ka-sa-pa-a{ki} pu-uh-ra-nim] | thus (says) the following to Kasapa: |
| 4' | wa#-ar-ka-at [nu-kur-tim i ni-ip-ru-us2] | After we have gathered the Nukur, |
| 5' | ar-hi-isz a-na s,e-er# [... _ARAD_-ad] | quickly to ..., servant of .... |
| 6' | be-li2-ia _5(disz) lu2-mesz_ szu-da-[i isz-pu-ra-am] | my lord 5 prisoners he sent to me. |
| 7' | wa-ar-ka-at t,e4-mi-im sza-[a-ti li-ip-ru-su2] | After this report they should write to him. |
| 8' | nu-um-hu-um ka-lu-szu i-na ka-sa#-[pa-a{ki} ip-hu-ur] | he conquered all of it in Kasap. |
| 9' | u3 i-na pu-hu-ur nu-um-hi-im ha-[am-mu-ra-pi2] | and in the assembly of Humhum Hammurapi |
| 10' | it-bi-ma a-na ma-ti-szu ki-a-am [iq-bi] | he came and said to his land as follows: |
| 11' | um-ma-a-mi ki-i lu-u2 t,e4-mu-um [szu-u2] | My mother, whether it is a report |
| 12' | i-li-ku-nu-szi-im u3 s,a-bu-um szu-da#-[um] | they went to you, and the ṣabum-priestess was a slave |
| 13' | ki-a-am sza-pi2-ir um-ma-a-mi at-[la-ka it-ti]-ia# | Thus (says) my mother: "Come with me!" |
| 14' | bi#-ri-ku-nu si-ta-al-ma-ma [...] | You are reconciled with me, and ... |
| 15' | _u4# 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-kam_ qa-du-um# s,a-[bi-ia s,a-ab-ku-nu] | 1st day, 10th day, together with my troops are stationed. |
| 16' | de#-ke-nim-ma a-na _szesz-mesz#_-[ku-nu] | 'Let me speak to your brothers! |
| 17' | ku#-usz-da-ni-in#-[ni] | Kušdanini |
| 18' | ul-la-nu-um ma-ri{ki} na-[ak-ra-am] | Ullanum, Mari was hostile |
| 19' | [sza]-ne2#-em u2-ul [ni-szu-u2] | another we did not have |
| 20' | [sza]-ni#-tam _lugal_ babila2#[{ki} s,a-ba-szu?] | Secondly, king of Babylon, his capture. |
| 21' | [a-na] s,e#-ri-ia [isz-pu-ra-am] | he wrote to me. |
| 22' | [u4]-ma#-am ma-ti-ma isz-tu pa#-na# a-na wa-ar#-[ka-ma] | Every day from now until the future |
| 23' | [{disz}]zi-im-ri-li-im tap-pu-ut nu-um-ha#-[a{ki}] | Zimrī-Lîm, deputy of Nummaḫa |
| 24' | [u2]-ul# il-li-ik i-nu-ma qar-ni-li-im tap-pu#-[tam] | he did not go; when a rival |
| 25' | [sza] na#-ba-al-ku-[tim] il#-li#-i | of the nabalkû-festival came. |
| 26' | [i-nu]-ma# a-tam-ri-im# [isz]-ne2#-em i-tu-ur2 i-na-an-na# | When I heard this, he returned, now |
| 27' | [tap]-pu#-ut hi-im-di-ia#-ma# i-la-ak | You remove my sins, and he will go. |
| 28' | [i-na]-an#-na _lu2-mesz babila2{ki} ka-aq-qa-di | Now, the people of Babylon are lying down. |
| 29' | [usz-te]-em-me-ed-ma it-ti _dumu_ si-im-a-al a-na-ki-ir | I sought out and with the son of Simāl I attacked. |
| 30' | nu#-um#-hu-um ki-a-am i-pu-ul-szu um-ma-a-mi# e-zu-ub | The nuḫum priestess did as follows: the mother left. |
| 31' | a-hi _dumu_ si-im-a-al it-ti babila2#{ki} | the brother of the son of Simāl with Babylon |
| 32' | a-sa-al-li-im it-ti _dumu_ si-im-a-al-ma a-ba-al#-[lu-ut,] | I am asallim with the son of Simāl and I am alive. |
| 33' | u3 a-ba-al-lu-ut, ki-ma an-ni-tam ma-as-su2 [i-pu-lu-szu] | and I will recover. Like this, his army will be able to do it. |
| 34' | a-na ma-ti-szu ki-a-am iq-bi um-[ma]-a-mi# [szum-ma] | to his land he said thus: "If |
| 35' | la ta-am-gu-ra-ni-in-ne t,e4-em# [...] | Do not be negligent, ... report ... |
| 36' | lu-u2-qi2-i nu-um-hu-um ki-a-[am i-pu-ul-szu] | "Let me eat, let me sleep!" Thus they performed it. |
| 37' | um-ma-a-mi zi-[im-ri-li-im ...] | The mother of Zimrī-Lîm ... |
| 38' | a-na-ku [...] | I ... |
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