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FM 06, 008 (P479730)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479730 |
| 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 a-bi-ia zi-im-ri-li-im | To my father Zimrī-Lim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sza-du-um-a-dal | Thus Šadum-adal |
| 4 | _dumu_-ka-a-ma | your son |
| 5 | _i3 du10-ga_ a-na pa-sza-szi-ia | good oil for my lips |
| 6 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 7 | i-na-an-na szum-ma | Now, if |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-ib-bi | heart |
| 2 | a-bi-ia 2(disz) _sila3 i3 du10-ga_ | my father, 2 qû good oil |
| 3 | a-na pa-sza-szi-ia | to my lips |
| 4 | li-sza-bi-lam | may he send me. |
Sources & licences
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