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FM 01, p. 133 A 03907 (P472289)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 01, p. 133 A 03907 |
|---|---|
| ID | P472289 |
| 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 id-da-[tum] | Thus Iddatum |
| 4 | ARAD-ka-a-[ma] | your servant |
| 5 | be-li2 ki-a-am u2-[wa-i]-ra#*-an-ni | my lord, thus he made me bow down. |
| 6 | um-ma-a-mi a-na [szi-im] _na4# hi-a_ | The following: for the price of the stones |
| 7 | ta-al#-la#-[ak] | you will go |
| 8 | _na4 hi-[a]_ le-[qe2] | may he take the stones. |
| 9 | i-na [...] | in ... |
| 10 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 11 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tap-pu#-[u2 an-na-nu-um] | the companions of Annnum |
| 2 | szu-ul-lu#-[mu-ma] | complete, and |
| 3 | be-li2 ka-li szum#-[szu li-mu-ur] | May my lord see all his names! |
| 4 | u3 a-na-ku an-na-nu-um | and I myself |
| 5 | u2-ul re-qa3-ku | I am not a slave |
| 6 | _na4_ dam-qa-am | good stone |
| 7 | esz-te-ni-i | a new one |
| 8 | 1(disz) {na4}tak2-pi2-tum | 1 takpitum stone |
| 9 | 3(disz) _su ki-la2-bi_-szu | 3 bundles, its weight |
| 10 | sza al-qu2-u2 | that I took |
| 11 | i-na-an-na {na4}tak2-pi2-ti | Now the takpitu-stone |
| 12 | sza# _2(disz) su-am3_ | of 2 spans' height |
| 13 | _[1(disz)] 1/2(disz) su-am3_ | (and) 1 1/2 (mina of wool for) Su-am |
| 14 | [u3] _1(disz) su-am3_ | and 1 sūm |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u2]-ka-al-li-mu-ni-ni5 | he made complete for me |
| 2 | szum#-ma be-li2 i-qa-ab-bi lu!-ul-qi2# | If my lord commands, I shall take. |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ip-ri sza _{na4}za-gin3#_ | silver for a ṣipiru-vessel of lapis lazuli |
| 4 | mah#-ra-am-ma! be-li2 li-sza-bi-[lam] | Before me, my lord should send me. |
Sources & licences
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