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FM 01, p. 047-049 A 02962 (P472273)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 047-049 A 02962 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472273 |
| 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 | a-na [be-li2-ia] | to my lord |
| 2 | qi2-[bi2]-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ia-tar#-{d}iszkur | Thus Iatar-Addu |
| 4 | _ARAD_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | i-nu-ma ha-mu-ra-pi2 wu#-u2-ur-tam id-di-nu | When Hammurapi the slave gave |
| 6 | ma-li ba-ki-im im-si2 | he filled the cult centers with reed |
| 7 | u3 _dingir_-lam a-na ze-e-er be#-li2#-ia | and my god to my lord |
| 8 | im-ta-na-ha-ar | he has received. |
| 9 | u3 ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-ma | And he said thus: |
| 10 | u2-mu ru-qa a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | The day of the ruqa offering for 2 months |
| 11 | gi-mi-il-la-szu u2-ta-ar | he will return its full price. |
| 12 | [u3] i#-na e-pe2-ri-im usz-pa-la-<sa>-ah-szu | and in the steppe he made him rise. |
| 13 | [_dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_] e-la-mu-u2{ki} | sons of the work of the man of Elam |
| 14 | [a-na sa-li-mi-im ik-szu-du-nim] | for well-being they achieved. |
| 15 | [u3 a-na _lu2-sukkal_ a-an-nam] | and to the vizier I shall give. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na]-ku [lu-pu]-ul | I will do. |
| 2 | [i]-na#-an-na _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip#-ri# | Now, the sons of the work |
| 3 | _lu2_ e-la-mu-u2{ki} | the man of Elam |
| 4 | ka#-a-ia-an-tam a-na babila2{ki} | always to Babylon |
| 5 | sa-ad-ru _u4 1(disz)-kam_ u2-ul usz-sza-bu | the sadru service on the 1st day shall not be performed |
| 6 | _kaskal kaskal_-na-am ka-szi-id | the road, the road he conquered |
| 7 | u3 i-na a-hi-<ti>-ia ki-a-am esz-me | and in my brother, as I have heard, |
| 8 | um-ma-mi ki-ma szu-u2 qa-ra-an _tug2_ | my mother, like him, a qarrān garment |
| 9 | _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} is,-ba-tu | the man of Ešnunna seized, |
| 10 | a-na-ku s,i2-bi-it t,e4-mi-im | I am the one who hears the report |
| 11 | lu-ur-szi-szu an-ni-tam be-li2 lu-u2 i-de | This my lord should know. |
Sources & licences
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