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FM 01, p. 108-109 M 05316 (P472285)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 108-109 M 05316 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472285 |
| 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 ki]-ib-ri-{d}da-gan | thus Kibri-Dagan |
| 4 | [ARAD]-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | [{d}da-gan] u3 {d}ia-ak-[ru]-ub-il sza-al-mu | Dagan and Iakra-ubil are well. |
| 6 | [a-lum ter]-qa#{ki} u3 ha-al-[s,u2]-um# sza-lim | The city of Terqa and the district are well. |
| 7 | [sza-ni-tam] asz-szum ta-ar-mi-ik-tim | Secondly, concerning the taharmuktu-festival |
| 8 | [sza _{gesz}]gesztin_ sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | of wine which my lord wrote me |
| 9 | [la-ma] tup-pi2 be-li2-ia-ma | before the tablet of my lord |
| 10 | [i]-ka#-asz-sza-dam | he will bring. |
| 11 | _{gesz#}[gesztin]_ sza#-a-tu u2-ra-mi-ik | that wine he poured out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma | Now, herewith |
| 2 | 6(disz) ku-ru-ul-la-tim | 6 kurullātum-vessels, |
| 3 | sza ta-ar-mi-ik-tim sza _{gesz}gesztin_ | of tamarisk, of wine |
| 4 | i-na _{gesz}ma2 tur_ usz-ta-ar-ki-ba-am-ma | with a small boat he sank, and |
| 5 | usz2-qe2-el-pu-nim | they have imposed upon me. |
| 6 | u3 as-su2-ur-ri | and assurru |
| 7 | asz-szum ta-ar-mi-ik-tum szi-i | Concerning that tārāktu |
| 8 | u2-uh-hi-ra-am | he shall return. |
| 9 | be-li2 li-ib-ba-ti-ia i-ma-la | (Sum) My lord, my heart rejoices over me (Akk) I rejoice over my heart |
| 10 | 1(u)# 2(disz)# u4#-[mi] sza-rum szu-tu-um | 12 days, that ša-rum |
| 11 | [asz-szum ki-am]-ma | Because thus |
| 12 | [ta-ar-mi-ik-ti] _{gesz}gesztin_ sza-a-tu | tariktu of that wine |
| 13 | [u2-uh-hi-ra]-am | he shall return. |
Sources & licences
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