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FM 01, p. 061-068 A 02995 + M 14337 (P472279)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 061-068 A 02995 + M 14337 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472279 |
| 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 i-ba-al-pi2-[dingir] | Thus Ibal-pî-ilī |
| 3 | ARAD-ka-a-[ma] | your servant |
| 4 | 1(disz) _lu2_ su-ga-gu-um sza ar-[du-wa-an{ki}] | 1 man of Suggûm of Arduwan |
| 5 | za#-al#-ma#-qi2-im{ki} i-na de4#-[er{ki}] | Zalmaqim in Dēr |
| 6 | il-li-kam u3# a-na ha-am-ma-[an] | came, and to Ḫamman |
| 7 | ki-a-am iq-bi um#-ma#-[a]-mi a-wi#-[lu] | He said thus: "A man |
| 8 | sza bi-la-at {disz}ba-as,-s,i#-im# | of the dowry of Baṣṣir |
| 9 | a-na bu-nu-ma-{d}iszkur i-la-[ku-nim] | to Bunuma-Addu they shall go |
| 10 | u3 1(disz)-szu _1(disz) tug2 1(disz) gu2-e3-a_ a-[na bu-nu-ma-{d}iszkur] | and for each of them 1 garment, 1 gu2-ea-garment for Bunuma-Addu |
| 11 | u2-sza-bi-il um-ma-a-mi bu-nu-ma#-[{d}iszkur-ma] | I sent. The mother of Bunuma-Addu |
| 12 | la wa-ta-ar a-mu-ur ki-ma ba-as,-[s,u-um] | I did not see. Like a fox |
| 13 | li-ib-ba-am ga-am-ra-am it-ti-ia | (Sum) My heart is indeed a flood, it is a storm that touches me (Akk) I am a furious heart, it hurts me |
| 14 | i-da2-bu-bu an-ni-tam _lu2_ szu-u2 | this man |
| 15 | a-na ha-am-ma-an id-bu-ub i-na sza#-ni-im | he spoke to the mayor, in another |
| 16 | u4-um-szu ha#-am-ma-an a-na szi-bu-ut a-wa-ti-szu | On the day that he wishes to speak his words |
| 17 | _3(disz) lu2-mesz_ {disz}da-da {disz}ia-szu-ub-li-im u3 ia-ap-tu3-na-dingir | 3 men: Dada, Iašublim and Yaptuna-ilum |
| 18 | wa-ar-ki _{gesz}ig tab-ba_ u2-sza-zi-iz-ma | after the door of the tabba was installed, and |
| 19 | _lu2_ sze-a-tu ar-du-wa-ne2-em{ki} | the man of barley of Arduwanem |
| 20 | is3-si-ma ir-t,u3-up-szu | he shouted and smote him, |
| 21 | szi-ta-lam um-ma-a-mi a-na a-wa-ti-ka | “Ask me, thus (says) your word!’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza am-sza-li ta-ad-bu-bu | You speak as follows: |
| 2 | tu3-u2-ur it-bi-ma szu-u2 a-na ha-am-ma-an | “If he returns, he will go to the king’s house. |
| 3 | um-ma-a-mi a-wa-tam an-ni-tam a-na ma-am-ma-an | Thus (says) the word of this to anyone: |
| 4 | tu3-sze-s,e2-ma a-ma-at u2-ul a-ba-lu-ut, | You bring out the word, but I will not live. |
| 5 | it-bi-ma ha-am-ma-an ni-isz# _dingir_-lim iz3-ku-ur-szu | he swore an oath by the life of the gods against him |
| 6 | um-ma-a-mi a-na ma-am-ma-an a-wa-at-ka u2-ul u2-sze#-[s,e2] | Thus (says) the king: "I will not bring your word to anyone." |
| 7 | ki-ma ni-isz _dingir_-lim iz3-ku-ru-szu a-na a-wa-ti-szu | according to the word of a god they have cursed him for his words |
| 8 | sza ti-ma-li-tam id-bu-bu i-tu3-ur | (Sum) The one who spoke a lament, he returned (Akk) He who spoke the lament returned |
| 9 | um-ma-a-mi isz-tu _mu 2(disz)-kam_ ba#-as,#-s,u#-um# | The following: From the 2nd year of Ba'shum |
| 10 | a-na bu-nu-ma-{d}iszkur# [i]-ta-na#-ap-pa-al# | to Bunuma-Addu he keeps asking |
| 11 | an-ne2-tim {disz}[da-da] ha-s,i2-ia-nu-um# | This (is) Dada, the Ḫaṣiyanum |
| 12 | {disz}ia#-szu#-ub#-li#-im# u3 ia-ap-tu3-[na-dingir] | Iašu-uballim and Yaptuna-ilum |
| 13 | _lu2_ de4-er{ki} wa-ar-<ki> _{gesz}ig tab#-[ba]_ | the man of Dēr who later opened the door |
| 14 | isz7-te-ne2-mu-u2 a-na-ku a-na de4-[er{ki}-ma] | I have repeatedly gone to Dēr. |
| 15 | al-li#-ik-ma ha#-am-ma-[an a-wa-tam] | I went and heard the word |
| 16 | ma-ah-ri-ia isz-ku-un um#-[ma-a-mi] | he placed before me, saying: |
| 17 | a-lam{ki} a-sza-ri-isz u2-[ul u2-ka-al-ma] | the city Asariš he did not hold back and |
| 18 | u2-ul u2-sza-al-lam-[szu] | shall not make him whole |
| 19 | [a-na] a-wa-tim szi-na-ti [...] | To those words ... |
| 20 | [be-li2] ma-di-isz li#-[qu2-ul] | My lord should greatly sacrifice. |
| 21 | [an-ni-tam] la an-ni-tam [be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am] | My lord should write me this not this. |
| 22 | u3#-lu-u2 ki-ma ar#-[hi-isz] | ... as quickly as |
| 23 | [{disz}]ba-as,-s,a-am a-na s,e-er# [be-li2-ia] | to my lord |
| 24 | lu-ut,-ru-ud u2-la-szu-ma an-[ni-ki-a-am] | Let me restore it, but let me not do this again. |
| 25 | lu#-us,-ba-[as-su2] | I shall seize him. |
| left | ||
| 1 | an-ni-tam la an-[ni]-tam# be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-ma | This is not this, my lord should write me, and |
| 2 | sza qa-be2-e be-li2-ia# lu#-pu-usz2 | I shall do what is said of my lord. |
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