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FM 06, 014 (P479736)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479736 |
| 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-li-[ni qi2]-bi2#-[ma] | Speak to our lord |
| 2 | um-ma mu-ti#-ha-ad-qi2-im [{disz}ni-id-na-at-{d}suen] | Thus Mutihadqim, Nidnat-Sîn |
| 3 | {disz}na-aw-ra-am-sze-rum {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu | Nawram-šerum, Nur-Šamaš |
| 4 | u3 puzur4-{d}marduk ARAD2-du-ka-a-ma _erin2_ be-li-ni sza-lim | and Puzur-Marduk is your servant. The troops of our lord are well. |
| 5 | asz-szum t,e4-em _erin2_ be-li-ni u3 szar-ri ti-la-a#-tim | Concerning the news of the troops of our lord and the king of life |
| 6 | ki-ma be-el-ni i-du!-u2 a-na su-ul-lum {disz}a-wi-ki-ri-esz | As our lord knows, for the well-being of Awī-kīriš |
| 7 | _iti 2(disz)-kam_ i-na li-ra-ha-a{ki} nu-szi-ib isz-ti-isz-szu szi-ni-szu | 2nd month in Liraḫa we sat together with him. |
| 8 | a-na _abul_ hu-ra-as,{ki} ni-[is-ni]-iq a-wa-a-tim dam-qa2-tim | to the city wall of Ḫuraṣ the passing of good words |
| 9 | sza sa-li-mi-im a-na a-wi-ki-ri-esz ni-id-bu-ub | we spoke to the people of peace. |
| 10 | u2-ul im-gur _erin2_ be-li-ni u3 szar-ru ti-la-a-tum qa2#-du#-um _erin2#_-szu-nu | did not return. The troops of our lord and the king of life together with their troops |
| 11 | [isz-tu] li-ra-ha-a{ki} ni-il-li-ik-ma ni-il-wi-szu | we went from Liraḫa and we killed him. |
| 12 | [i-na pa-ni-a]-tim# sza-pa-ar#-[ta-ni] | In the future, send me a message. |
| 13 | [...] x isz x [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] sza be-el-ni [...] | ... of our lord ... |
| 2' | [...]-x isz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am [...] | ... keeps sending ... |
| 3' | [ma]-a#-tum sza be-el-ni s,a-ab-tu ma-di-isz ku-szi-ra-am i-sza-[ab?-bi?] | The land of our lord is seized very quickly, a fugitive dwells there. |
| 4' | [be]-el#-ni szum-ma a-na qu2-ut,-t,u2-na-an{ki} szum-ma a-na kur-da{ki} | our lord, whether to Quṭunan or to Kurda |
| 5' | li-il-li-kam-ma {disz}qar-ni-li-im it-ti be-li-ni | Come, Qarni-Lim with our lord |
| 6' | li-in-na-mi-ir-ma be-el-ni it-ti szar-ra-ni ah-he-szu | May our lord be reconciled with our king, his brother. |
| 7' | li-sa-al-li-im-szu-ma _erin2_ bi-ir-ti _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | may they keep him alive, and the troops in the service of the man of Ešnunna |
| 8' | sza i-na an-da-ri-ig{ki} qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} u3 al-la-ha-da{ki} | which in Andarig, Qaṭarā and Allaḫada |
| 9' | wa-asz-bu li-sze-s,i2-ma s,u2-pu-ur _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | the one who dwells may he bring out and the nail of the man of Ešnunna |
| 10' | i-na ma-a-at szu-bar-tim li-is-su2-uh-ma | in the land of Šubartum may he release, and |
| 11' | szu-ma-am dam-qa2-am be-el-ni li-isz-ta-ka-an | May our lord place a good name. |
| 12' | u3 _erin2_-am sza-al-t,a-am sza be-el-ni it,-ru-da-kum-ma | and the rest of the troops that our lord sent to you, |
| 13' | isz-tu _mu 2(disz)-kam_ wa-asz-bu be-el-ni li-it,-ru-ud-ma | From the 2nd year the one who resides may our lord be reconciled, and |
| 14' | qa2-qa2-ad be-li-ni lu ka-bi-it | May our lord be satisfied. |
| 15' | u3 s,i-bi-a-tim ra-ab-bi-a-tim an-ni-a-tim | and the great ṣibītums of these |
| 16' | sza te-pu-szu# be-el-ni li-isz-me-ma | May our lord hear what you have done. |
| 17' | [li]-ih#-[di] | may he rejoice. |
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