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FM 06, 007 (P479729)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479729 |
| 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] za#-ku-ra-a-bu-um | Thus Zakurabum |
| 4 | [_ARAD2_]-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | [be-li2] ke-em isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-mi | My lord wrote me correctly, thus: |
| 6 | _lugal#-mesz_-ni sza ma-at szu-bar-tim pi2-qi2-id | the kings of the land of Subartu appointed |
| 7 | u3 it-ti-szu-nu i-sza-ri-isz3 du-bu-ub | And speak with them! |
| 8 | an-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am la-ma be-li2-ma i-sza-pa-ra-am | This my lord wrote to me, (saying:) “If my l[ord] sends me, |
| 9 | 2(disz)#? me-tim _udu-nita2 hi-a_ it-ti ha-na-_mesz_ i-na t,u2-bi-szu-nu-ma | 2 hundred sheep and goats together with their dowry |
| 10 | [u2]-pa#-hi-ir-ma _lugal-mesz_-ni sza ia-da-ma-ra-as, | I turned and the kings who I will kill |
| 11 | [za]-al#-ma-qi2-im{ki} u3 _lugal-mesz_-ni sza a-da-mi-i | Zalmaqim and the kings of Adamî |
| 12 | [ap-qi2]-id u3 it-ti-szu-nu i-sza-ri-isz3 ad-bu-ub | I entrusted to them, and I spoke with them. |
| 13 | [u3 a]-na s,e-er a-dal-sze-en6-ni a-na asz-na-ak-ki-im{ki} | and to the steppe of Adalšenni to Ašnakkim |
| 14 | [al]-li-ik-ma sza-tu ap-qi2-is-su2 | I went and apqišu |
| 15 | [u3] _lugal-mesz_-ni sza it-ti-szu i-na asz-na-ak-ki-im wa-asz-bu | and the kings who were with him in the assembly |
| 16 | [ap]-qi2#-id-ma i-na a-la-ki-ia pa-ni-im ap-qi2-su2 | I appointed, and on my first journey I appointed him. |
| 17 | [u3] i#-na-an-na ap-qi2-is-su2-ma a-na asz-na-ki-im{ki} | Now I have appointed him and to Ašnakūm |
| 18 | [a-na]-ku et,-hi-ma u2-sa3-hi-im | I am a young man and a nanny |
| 19 | [ia]-ah#-mu-us,-dingir _lu2_ sza-pi2-t,um sza asz-na-ak-ki-im#[{ki}] | Yaḫmuṣ-ilum, the messenger of Ašnakkim |
| 20 | [_ARAD2_ a]-dal-sze-en6-ni ke-em isz-pu-ra-an-ni | the servant of Adallišenni, truely wrote to me: |
| 21 | [um-ma-mi] a-na mi-nim {gesz}di-ma-ti-ka tu#-[ub-ba-al] | “Why do you cast your arrows at all? |
| 22 | [a-na mi]-nim# ka-ra-szi-ka tu-usz#-[sza-ab] | You sit down for the sake of your life. |
| 23 | [...]-ka am-mi-nim x-[...] | ... why ...? |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] EL# [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...-ku]-nu-ti [...] | ... your ... ... |
| 3' | [be]-li2#-ia x [x x a]-na da-na-[ti ...]-il# | My lord ... for eternity ... |
| 4' | [...]-ni szu-up-ra-ma s,a-ba-am x [...]-i | Send me ... and I will seize ... |
| 5' | [isz-ku]-na-ku-nu-szi-im a-dal-sze-en6#-[ni] | he placed for you, I am going to chase her away. |
| 6' | [ke]-em# iq-be2-em um-ma-mi _lu2_ e#?-[lu-hu-ut?] | According to what he said, the mother of the man is ill |
| 7' | [_lu2_ nu]-um-ha u3 _lu2_ ia-mu-ut-ba-al# | a man will not be able to raise a claim, and the man will be liable. |
| 8' | [a-na] _{gesz}tukul_ e-pe2-szi-im it-ti-ia pa#-[nu]-szu#-nu | to a weapon against me, their faces |
| 9' | sza#-ak-nu 1(disz) li-im ha-na-_mesz_ id-na-am-ma | he gave to me one thousand hānu-vessels, and |
| 10' | it#-ti-ia li-isz-bu a-ha-am-ma | they should stand with me, each other |
| 11' | a#-dal-sze-ni i-ri-sza-an-ni a-ha-am-ma | I chased after her, I fought with her, and |
| 12' | {disz#}ha-du-na-{d}iszkur sza ha-an-za-at{ki} i-sza-pa#-ra-am | Haduna-Addu of Hanzat will write to me. |
| 13' | u3 a-ha-am-ma {disz}ta-ri-im-na-at-ku | and together Tarim-natku |
| 14' | [sza] szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} i-sza-pa-ra-am | of Šubat-Enlil he shall send |
| 15' | [i-na]-an#-na _lugal-mesz_-nu ka-lu-szu-nu | Now, all the kings |
| 16' | [u2-da]-ba-bu-ni-in-ni u3 i-na ma-tim | and in the land |
| 17' | [...] isz#-sza-ak-ka-szum-ma be-li2 li-li-kam-ma | ... placed him, and my lord should come and |
| 18' | [...] x-tim li-BI-it TI#? [...]-im# | ... ... life ... |
| 19' | [ki-ma _lugal_]-ti#-szu# be-li2 li-[pu-usz2 ma]-a#-tum | May his lord do as his kingship. The land |
| 20' | [be-re-et] sze-um i-na [ma-a]-tim# sza-qi2-il5 | the barley rations in the land shall be weighed out. |
| 21' | [...] al# [...]-ka-al | ... is there(?) |
| 22' | [... a]-la#-ak be-li2-ia | ... I will go with my lord |
| 23' | [... an]-ni#-tam | ... this |
| 24' | [...] ip#?-hu-ur-ma | ... opened, and |
| 25' | [...] _kur_-i ha-sa-am-ma | ... he conquered the mountain, and |
| 26' | [...]-x isz-tu ia-mi-si-im | ... from Yamisim |
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