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FM 03, 015 (P479541)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 03, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479541 |
| 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 {d}utu-ma-[gir] | Thus Šamaš-magir |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-[ma] | your servant |
| 5 | asz-szum isz-hi-{d}iszkur _masz2#-[szu-gid2-gid2]_ | Because Išḫi-Adda, the diviner |
| 6 | {disz}li-ter-szar-ru-su2 [isz-pu-ra-am] | Litter-šarrussu wrote me |
| 7 | um-ma-mi ma-ha-ar {d}utu-[ma-gir] | my mother before Šamaš-magir |
| 8 | li#-isz-ta-ki-nu#?-[szu] | may they set him free. |
| 9 | it-ti-ia mi-na-am usz-ta#-[ka-an] | What has he established with me? |
| 10 | 4(disz) _a-gar3 sze iti_ ma-aq-ra-nim# | 4 hectares of arable land in the month of Maqranum |
| 11 | _iti_ {d}dumu-zi 2(u) _a-sza3_ bi-ir-tim# sza# x-[...] | month: “Dumuzi, 20 irtum fields of ... |
| 12 | x-x-x-szum#-ma ad-di-in-szum# | ... and gave to him |
| 13 | [x x _a]-sza3_ bi-ir-tam# [li-ri]-isz#-ma | ... of the bīrtam field may he pluck up, and |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [... ma-da]-at# i-s,a-at, | ... the land will be plundered. |
| 16 | [...]-u2 ma-hi-ir | ... received. |
| 17 | [...]-x-isz | ...-iš |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] al? [...] x | ... ... |
| 2' | [...]-_munus_ x [_dumu-mesz_] um#-me-ni _{munus}usz-bar-[mesz]_ | ...-munu ... sons of the elders, weavers |
| 3' | [...] x x x-zu | ... your |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| 5' | [i-na-an]-na# _munus_ sza-a-ti qa-du 1(disz) _dumu-gaba_ | Now that woman together with one female baby, |
| 6' | a-na qa-at li-ter-szar-ru-su2 | to the hand of his kingship |
| 7' | ap-qi2-da-asz-szi | I entrusted to her. |
| 8' | u3 _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni sza s,i2#-[in-na-tim] | and the sons of the craftsmen of the shinnatum |
| 9' | u3 qur-pi2-si i-na la asz-[lim u3 ku-up-ri-im] | and the warriors, in a place where no one is safe and secure |
| 10' | ri-qu2 u3 be-li2 ki-ma 2(disz)-szu# [5(disz)-szu] | Riqu and my lord like two, five times |
| 11' | 1(u)-szu da-an-na-tim isz-ku#-[un] | 10 years he ruled |
| 12' | i-na-an-na be-li2 li-da-ni-[in] | Now, my lord should give it to me. |
| 13' | asz-la-am ku-up-ra-am _esir#_ | I laid the foundations of a brick-carrying frame. |
| 14' | u3 _munx(|U.MUN|)_ a-ma-an-ni# | and the salt that I have |
| 15' | i-na _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ ma-hi-ra#-[tim] | with a previous boat |
| 16' | li#-sza-ar-ki-bu-[nim] | may they make perfect for me. |
| 17' | _e2#-gal#_-lum u3 ne2-[pa-ra-tum] | the palace and the sanctuaries |
| 18' | ba-lu _munx(|U.MUN|)_ a#-ma#-[an-ni ...] | Without salt, my word ... |
| 19' | [u2]-ul# [...] | I did not ... |
Sources & licences
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