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FM 01, p. 127-129 A 02993 + A 04008 (P472288)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 127-129 A 02993 + A 04008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472288 |
| 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-as2-si-{d}da-gan ARAD-ka-a-ma | Thus Yassi-Dagan, your servant: |
| 4 | asz-szum _{na4}du8-szu2-a_ sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam | Concerning the stela which my lord sent to me |
| 5 | u3 _ku3-babbar_-szu i-si-ka-am um-ma-a-mi | and his silver with you, thus says |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar {na4}du8-szu2-a_ sza-a-tu i-na sza es-si-ka-kum | that silver, the šūtu-stone from the esikakum-vessel |
| 7 | wa-ta-rum-ma li-te-er ma-t,u2-um la i-ma#-at,-t,i3 | (Sum) May he return the dead, may he not be forgotten (Akk) May the dead return to life, may the dead not become forgotten |
| 8 | an-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am szum-ma i-na _ku3-babbar {na4}du8-szu2-a_ | This my lord wrote to me: “If with the silver of tin |
| 9 | sza be-li2 i-si-ka-am _1(u) su_ u2-lu-ma _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of which my lord with you 10 minas of silver or 1/3 mina of silver |
| 10 | u2-ma-at,-t,u-nim lu-u2 ki-i t,e-mi tu-sza-ma | he will write me, or as a report you will give, and |
| 11 | _e2-gal_-lam la am-ra-ku-ma sza-pa-ra-am an-ne2-em | I do not dwell in the palace, but this letter |
| 12 | be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am u2-lu-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | My lord wrote me, thus I: |
| 13 | _{na4}du8-szu2-a_ sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam | the stela which my lord sent to me |
| 14 | e-li _ku3-babbar_ sza be-li2 i-si-ka-am lu-ud-di-in-szu#-ma | over the silver that my lord has given to you I shall give him, and |
| 15 | _1(u) su_ u2-lu-ma _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ lu wa-te-er-ma | a third of a mina of silver shall return, and |
| 16 | lu-ul-qi2 in-na-an-na | Now, let me take. |
| 17 | ki-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be-li2-a | like the letter of my lord |
| 18 | _{na4}du8-szu2-a_ sza-a-tu a-na-ad-di-in-ma | that stela I shall give, and |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la sza be-li2 i-si-kam | the silver as much as my lord ordered |
| 20 | lu-u2 _an-na_ u2-lu-ma _{na4}za-gin3#_ | either tin or lapis lazuli |
| 21 | ak-ki-ma a-am-ma-ru | I have sworn by the word |
| 22 | [a]-sza-am-szum | Ašammum |
| 23 | u3# mi-id-de _{na4}du8-szu2-a_ | and the weight of the šadû-stone |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na ma-a-tim sza-a-ti# | in that country |
| 2 | ma-ad u3-<lu> i-is, ma-an-nu-um lu#-[u2 i]-di | “How much did he not know? Who knows? |
| 3 | ak-ki-ma be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am# | My lord wrote me. |
| 4 | a-hi u2-ul a-na-ad-di | I will not give a brother. |
| 5 | u3 asz-szum _an-na_ sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | And concerning the tin about which my lord wrote me |
| 6 | um-ma-mi it-ti _lu2-dam-gar3_ i-na esz3-nun-na{ki} | the mother with the merchant in Ešnunna |
| 7 | _an-na_ szu-ta-qi2-ip-ma an-na-nu-um a-na-ku | “Anu, you have slain me, and I, |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-szu lu-ud-di-in an-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am | this silver my lord wrote to me. |
| 9 | ki-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be-li2-ia! | like the message of my lord |
| 10 | _an-na_ it-ti _lu2-dam-gar3_ usz-ta-qa-ap-pa-am | he will weigh out the lead with the merchant. |
| 11 | _5(asz) gu2 an-na_ i-na pa-ni-ia a-na be-li2-ia | 5 talents of tin in my presence to my lord |
| 12 | e-le-eq-qe2-e-em | they shall take. |
| 13 | sza-ni-tam _lu2-mesz_ ur-ba-na-iu{ki} | Secondly, the men of Urbanayu |
| 14 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ mu-<ul>-ha-iu{ki} _[dumu]-mesz_-szu-nu | and the people of Mulḫayu, their sons |
| 15 | u3 _munus-mesz_ asz-sza-ti-szu-nu sza i-na ra-pi2-qi2-im | and their daughters, who in extispicy |
| 16 | a-na su2-ti usz-ta-bi#-[lu]-nim#? | they have brought to the Sutu. |
| 17 | ig-mu-ur-ma li-ib-bi _lu2-mesz#_ szu#-nu-ti | saw the heart of those men |
| 18 | it-ti _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} na-s,i2-ir | with the man of Ešnunna he carried out. |
| 19 | i-na-an-na be#-li2 a-na _lu2-mesz_ ur-ba-na-ii | Now my lord to the men of Urbanāyu |
| 20 | u3 _lu2-mesz_ mu-ul-ha-ii{ki} | and the men of Mullḫayu |
| 21 | be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma | my lord should write me, and |
| 22 | _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | these men to my lord |
| 23 | li-il-<li>-ku-nim-ma | may they come to me, and |
| 24 | [ni-isz] _dingir_-lim a-na be-li2-ia li-iz3-ku-ru | May the life of the gods bless my lord. |
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