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FM 01, p. 053-060 A 00055 (P472277)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 053-060 A 00055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472277 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um#-ma i3-li2-ra-bi ARAD-ka-a-ma | Thus Ilī-rabi, your servant: |
| 3 | i-na pa-ni-tim _1(disz) {gesz}banszur_ zi-ki-ir szu-mi-ia | In the past 1 table with my name on it |
| 4 | {disz}ia-an-s,i2-ib-{d}iszkur a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | Iān-ṣib-Addu to my lord |
| 5 | usz-ta-bi-lam-ma a-na sza ra-ma-ni-szu-ma | he sent to me, and to that of his own |
| 6 | u2-te-er-szu i-na-an-na isz-tu-ma | Now, from |
| 7 | _{gesz}banszur_ sze-tu zi-ki-ir szu-mi-ia | a table of barley, the quotation of my name |
| 8 | a-na sza ra-ma-ni-szu ut-te-er-ru _lu2_ sze-tu | to that of his own they have returned, the man of the barley |
| 9 | be-li2 li-is3-ni-iq-ma _ku3-babbar {gesz}banszur_ sze-tu | my lord may ask, and the silver of the table is barley |
| 10 | be-li2 li-il-qe2 u2-lu-ma _ku3-babbar {gesz}banszur_ sze-tu | my lord may take. If the silver of the table is barley |
| 11 | a-ia-szi-im be-li2 li-sza-bi-lam | My lord should send me the following: |
| 12 | u3 mi-im-ma _lu2_ sze-tu be-li2 ar-nam | and anything that a man the barley of my lord has stolen |
| 13 | la i-im-me-ed asz-szum wa-ar-ku-um | “He has not heeded (them) because afterwards |
| 14 | la i-da-ra-an-ni _lu2-mesz_ mu-ut-ta-al-ku ma-du | he shall not give to me, the men who have fled are many. |
| 15 | [a]-nu-um-ma 1(disz) {gesz}mar-hu-sze | Herewith, one wagon |
| 16 | [a-na] sza#-la-am ma-al-gi-i-im | for a second time |
| 17 | [u3] _1(disz) {gesz}gu-za_ di-la-ri-im | and 1 throne of Dilarīm |
| 18 | ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur | Yaqim-Addu, |
| 19 | a#-na s,e-er be-li2-ia usz-ta-bi-lam | I have sent to my lord. |
| 20 | u3# asz-szum _lu2-tur-mesz_ a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia# | and concerning the children to my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2#-ta#-na-ap-pa-ra-am | I constantly send to you |
| 2 | be#-li2# _lu2#-mesz_ szu-ba-ri-i i-na sza-al-la#-tim# | My lord, the šubaru men in the winter |
| 3 | i-le#-eq#-qe2#-ma ih-za-am i-ha-zu-ma# | He will take it and he will eat it, he eats it and |
| 4 | i#-na _e2#?_ be-li2-ia szu-ba-ru u3 _lu2-tur-mesz_ szu-nu | in my lord’s house they are captured, and they are young men. |
| 5 | ba-lum pa-qa-di-im it-ta-na-gi-szu | without the permission of the envoy has turned him, |
| 6 | ki-ma be-li2 ia-ah-du-li-im ne2-ti u2-sza-hi-za-ne2-ti-ma | Like my lord, he made me tremble, and |
| 7 | a-szar ni-il-li-ku! szum be-li2-ni5 | where we went, the name of our lord |
| 8 | ni-ha-as-sa3-su2 be-li2 _lu2-tur-mesz_ szu-nu-ti | the lord, these young men |
| 9 | ih-za-am li-sza-hi-iz-ma la it-ta-na-gi-szu | May he stand at my side, so that he does not turn back. |
| 10 | u3 isz-ka-ar#-szu#-nu ki-ma _lu2_ tak2-lim-ma | and their deposit like a man is sealed, and |
| 11 | a-na-ku a-ta-na-ap#-pa-al | I will constantly inquire. |
| 12 | u3 esz-me-ma be-[li2 a]-na#? _ARAD-mesz_-szu | and heard, my lord to his servants |
| 13 | _a-sza3_ id-di-in# u3#? _lu2#-tur#-mesz#_ wa-ar-ka-tam | the field he gave, and the apprentices afterwards |
| 14 | u2-ul i-szu-u2# _lu2#-tur#-mesz#_ ki-a-am isz-pu-ru-nim# | they did not have. The boys wrote to me as follows: |
| 15 | um-ma-a#-mi# _2(disz) lu2-tur_ wa-ar-ki _gu4 hi-a_ | the following: 2 boys after the oxen |
| 16 | i#-[il-la-ku] i#-na-an-na ki-ma-ma be-li2 _a-sza3_ | Now, as my lord the field |
| 17 | [u2-sza-ak-li-lu szu-nu]-szi#-im li-sza-ak-li-il-ma | May they keep them alive, and |
| 18 | [x x x x wa]-ar#-ka-as-su2-nu | ... after them |
| 19 | [li-di-in-szu-nu]-szi-im-ma | let him give them, and |
| 20 | [...]-ku#-lu-ma | ... are eating, and |
| 21 | [...]-x-la-ZU | ...-laZU |
| 22 | [...]-x-tim a-na _dub-sar_-ru-tim | ... to the scribes |
| 23 | [...]-ta#-ad-di u3# as#-su2-ur-ri | ... I have slain, and I have turned back |
| 24 | [{disz}ia-an]-s,i2#-ib#-{d}iszkur ki-a#-am# | Iān-ṣib-Addu, thus |
| 25 | i#-qa-ab-bi um-ma-a#-[mi] | he will say, thus: |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [_ku3-babbar {gesz}]banszur_ a-na i3-li2-ra#-bi# | silver and a table for Ili-rabi |
| 2 | [ad]-di#-in i-nu-ma _dingir-mesz_ (x) [(x)] | When the gods ... |
| 3 | [x x]-x-nim _igi_ a-bi-me?-ki-in | ... before Abi-mekin |
| 4 | [u3 _ARAD]-mesz#_ be-li2-ia ni-isz _dingir_-lim | and the servants of my lord, by the life of the gods |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | az2-[ku]-ur# um-ma a-na-ku-ma szum-ma it#-[ti-szu] | I asked, thus I: "If with him |
| 2 | [mi-im]-ma# _1(disz)# sze ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ra-ku _1(disz) dug [kasz sig5]_ | whatever 1 barley of silver I received, 1 pot of good beer |
| 3 | _2(disz) dug gesztin_ asz-qi2-szu u3 _1(disz) {gesz}gu-za ansze la-gu#_ | 2 jugs of wine for his libation and 1 throne for the donkey |
| 4 | sza _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ad-di-in-szum | of 3 shekels of silver I gave him. |
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