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FM 06, 013 (P479735)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479735 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-li-ni | to our lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma mu-tu-ha-ad-qi2-im# | Thus Mutu-hadqim |
| 4 | {disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen | Nidnat-Sîn |
| 5 | {disz}na-am-ra-am-{d}sze-rum | Namram-Šerum, |
| 6 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu | Nur-Šamaš |
| 7 | u3 puzur4-{d}marduk | and Puzur-Marduk |
| 8 | _ARAD2-mesz#_-[ka-ma] | your servants |
| 9 | {disz}mu?-[... isz-pu-ra-am] | ... wrote to me |
| 10 | um-ma [szu]-u2-[ma s,a-ba-am] | Thus he: capture |
| 11 | t,u2-ur-da#-nim-[ma] | Ṭurdanuma |
| 12 | _tug2 hi-a_ a-na lu-bu-[usz-ti-ku-nu] | garments for your clothing |
| 13 | li-il-qu2-nim | may they take. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um-ma s,a-ba-am | Now, capture |
| 2 | it-ti lu2-{d}[iszkur] | with Lu-Adad |
| 3 | u3 giri3-ni-sa6# | and Girinisa |
| 4 | ni-it,-t,a2-ar-[dam] | we will send back. |
| 5 | be-el-ni ar-hi-isz | our lord quickly |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a_ a-na lu-bu-[usz-ti-ni] | garments for the lubushtinnu-service |
| 7 | li-sza-bi-[lam] | may he send me. |
| 8 | s,a-bu-um e-re-szi-szu-ma | “Ṣābûm is his slave, |
| 9 | iz-za-az zi-im s,a-bi-im | (Sum) He stood (in the temple) of the king, my lord, (Akk) She stood in the temple of the prince, my servant |
| 10 | it-ta-ak-ru | they have turned. |
| 11 | 2(disz) li-im _tug2 hi-a_ | 2 thousand textiles |
| 12 | i-na i-in be-li-ni | in the presence of our lord |
| 13 | la-a [iq-qi2]-ir | he did not accept. |
| 14 | s,a-bu-[um i-na ku-us,]-s,i2# | the ṣābûm-official in the kushuṣu-vessel |
| 15 | i-ta#-[al-la-ak] | he went |
| 16 | ar-hi-isz be-el-ni | quickly our lord |
| 17 | li-pu-la-szu-[nu-ti] | may he do to them. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _erin2#_ be-li-ni sza it-ti-szu-nu i-la#-ku-nim | the troops of our lord who are with them will come. |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a_ it-ti-szu-nu li-isz-szu-nim | may a good garment be with them. |
Sources & licences
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