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FM 06, 009 (P479731)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479731 |
| 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' | [...]-x i-na [...] | ... in |
| 2' | [...] t,e4#-em na-we-e-im# | ... a favorable report |
| 3' | [a]-na# s,e-ri-ia u2-ul sa-di-ir | I did not go down to my country. |
| 4' | an#-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am na-wu-um | This my lord wrote to me: |
| 5' | [i]-na* li-ib-bi ma-a-tim sa3-ap-ha-at | in the midst of the land is scattered |
| 6' | i-mi-it-ti na-we-e-im _kur_ e-bi-ih | he conquered the enemy land. |
| 7' | u3 szu-me2-el-sza ta-al-ha-iu-um{ki} | and Šumēlša of Talḫayum |
| 8' | isz-tu ra-za-ma-a{ki} ia-sa-an as,-ba-tam-ma | from Rašama I seized, and |
| 9' | {disz}bu-nu-isz8-tar2 zu-zu-u2 sa-am-si-e-ra-ah | Bunu-Ištar, who knows, is Samsi-Eraḫ |
| 10' | {disz}i-ni-isz-ul-me u3 sa3-am-bu-ga-ni# | Ini-išulme and Sambugāni |
| 11' | ap#-qi2-id a-na pu-hu-ur _lugal-mesz_ szu-ut | I entrusted to those kings. |
| 12' | [{disz}ha-ia3]-su-u2-um sa-am-me-e-tar# | Hayasum, the sammetar |
| 13' | [u3 _lugal]-mesz#_ i-da-ma-ra-as, ka-la-szu-nu# | and all the kings will praise. |
| 14' | [a-na ma-la-ha]-tim{ki} sza sa-ri-im | to Malaḫatum, of the sārīm (temple) |
| 15' | [at,-ru]-us#-<su2>-nu-ti-ma ap-qi2-is-su-nu-[ti] | I approached them and appointed them. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3# a#-wa#-tim ki#-a-am as,-ba-as-su2-nu-szi-im | Furthermore, I have seized them in the same way. |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma isz-tu pa-na u3 wa-ar-ka | Thus (says) I: From before and after |
| 3 | ha-na-_mesz_ re-u2-ka u3 at-ta _lu2-engar_-szu | your shepherds, and you, his farmer, |
| 4 | i-na-an-na am-mi-nim sze-em szi-pa-a-at | Now, why is the smell of the work being done? |
| 5 | ha-na-_mesz_ ta-ak-la-a | the Haneans, the Taklâ |
| 6 | an-ne2-e-tim u3 ma-da-tim-ma ad-bu-ub-szu-nu-szi-im | I shall speak to them in this matter and in all the lands. |
| 7 | [i-na] a-wa-tim li-ib-<bi>-szu-nu u2-ni-ih-ma | by a word of their heart he disturbed, and |
| 8 | [i-na-an]-na# da-mi-iq-tam 2(ban2) 1(disz) _sila3 i3_ | Now, the good news: 2 ban2 1 sila3 oil |
| 9 | [n] _ansze-ta-am3_ sze-em szi-pa-a-tam | n donkeys each, fragrant aromatics |
| 10 | [a-na _lu2_ ha]-na-_mesz_ isz-ku-nu i-sza-ri-isz | to the mayors he appointed. |
| 11 | [a-na be]-li2#?-ia i-da-ab-bu-bu | speak to my lord |
| 12 | [t,e4-em i]-ba#-al-{d}iszkur _lugal_ asz2-la-ak-ka-a{ki} | News of Ibal-Addu, king of Ašlakka |
| 13 | [u3 ...] as,#-ba#-as#-su2-nu-szi-im | and ... I seized them |
| 14 | [um-ma a-na-ku]-ma be-li2 | Thus I, my lord |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... ke]-em# iq#-bi#? um-ma-a-mi | ... he said thus: |
| 2 | [...] u3# i-ba-al-pi2-dingir | ... and Ibal-pî-ilī |
| 3 | [... pi2-qi2-it]-ti-ku-nu pa#-aq-da-[at] | ... are entrusted to you. |
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