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FM 06, 018 (P479740)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479740 |
| 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 su-mu-la-na-si | Sumu-lanasi speaks thus: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | lu-u2 i-tu-um i-nu-ma | or an heir, when |
| 6 | i-na qe2-ri-im a-na-ku u3 a-ta | I and you |
| 7 | be-li2 i-na _lu2_ ka-ar-ka#-mi-si{ki} | my lord with the man of Carchemish |
| 8 | i-na mu-zu-li [wa-sza-bi]-im# ni-ba-ar#-[ru-ne2-ti-ma] | We shall divide it among the people of the cult centers and |
| 9 | u3 ni-id-bu-bu i#-[na-an]-na# | and we spoke, now |
| 10 | i-lu-um sza a-bi-ka a-na _gesz_.gu.za | The lament of your father to the throne |
| 11 | sza a-bi-ka u2-sze-ri-ib#-ka | that your father brought to you |
| 12 | a-na-ku a-na bi-it a-bi-[ia] | I to the house of my father |
| 13 | ak-szu-da-am-ma i-[na a]-li#-ia | I conquered and in my city |
| 14 | {disz}iu-um-ra-as,-[dingir] | Ium-rāṣir |
| 15 | wa-szi-[ib] | stationed |
| 16 | ka-ta ap-la-ah-[ma] | I look at you, and |
| 17 | i-na _{gesz}gu-za_-ia u2#-[ul u2-sze]-s,i2#-szu | on my throne I did not raise him |
| 18 | i-na-an-na i-lu-um [sza be-li2-ia] | Now the lament of my lord |
| 19 | {disz}zi-im-[ri-li-im] | Zimrī-Lîm |
| 20 | da#-an-ma# | strong |
| 21 | [a]-na _{gesz}gu-za_ bi-it a-bi-ia# | to the throne of my father |
| 22 | u2-sze-ri-ba-an-ni | brought to me, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ki]-ma# pa-na-nu-um-ma a-bi | like before, my father |
| 2 | [wa]-ar-ki a-bi-ka# ia-ah-du-li-[im] | I am afraid of your father. |
| 3 | il-li-ku a-na-ku wa-ar-ki-ka | They went, and I afterwards |
| 4 | a-la-ak | to go |
| 5 | sza-ni-tam a-nu-um-ma {disz}ta-ak-ka | Secondly, herewith, Takka |
| 6 | sza til-la-ia{ki} i-na tup-pa-ti7#-ia | of Tillēya on my tablets |
| 7 | ka-ia-ni-isz _ki_-ti be-li2-ia | always with my lord |
| 8 | {disz}zi-im-ri-li-im u2-sa-li#-[im-ma] | Zimrī-Lîm filled, and |
| 9 | a-na s,e-er bu-nu-isz8-tar2 a-t,a3-ra-da#-[am] | to Bunu-Ištar I have sent. |
| 10 | a-na {disz}hu-zi-ri asz-pu-ur-ma | I wrote to Huziri, and |
| 11 | le-mu sa-la-ma-am6(AN) ma-as-su2 | The evil is a slackening storm. |
| 12 | a-na s,e-ri-ia it-ta-ba-al-ka-[at] | he has departed for my country. |
| 13 | be-li2 lu ha-di# | May my lord rejoice! |
| 14 | pa-t,a2-ia {disz}ia-ah-du#-[li-im-ma] | my fault is Iaḫdum-limmer |
| 15 | sza a-na a-bi-ia up-ta#-[ri-ku] | that I have sent to my father |
| 16 | i-na te-eh-ra-ni-im{ki} asz#-[ku-un] | I established in Teḫarānum. |
| 17 | ki-ma a-bi-ia-ma a-na-ku | like my father, I |
| 18 | bi-it a-bi-ia u2-ul wa-ta-ar | the house of my father I shall not return. |
| 19 | ha-al-s,i2 a-na ha-al-s,i2-ka | “I will go out to your outlying land. |
| 20 | ni-ig-hu-um _lu2_ is3-qa-iu{ki} | Nighum, man of Isqāyu |
| 21 | _lu2#_ qa-a-iu{ki} _lu2_ i-li-si{ki} | the man of Qāyu, the man (of) Ilisi |
| 22 | [u3] ma-ar ia-ri-ha{ki} | and before Yariha |
| 23 | [wa]-ar-du-ka | your wailing |
| 24 | _sipa-mesz ki_-ti _lu2-sipa-mesz_ | shepherds with the shepherds |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | im#-ra-s,u2 | he smote. |
| 2 | at#-ta ti7-de | You, the river |
| 3 | ki-ma a-na bi-ti7-im | like to the river |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | ri-qi2-im | a gift |
| 2 | ex(I)-ru-bu | ex-rubu, |
| 3 | _ki_-ti _lu2_ sza#-ra-ni | the place of the šaranu |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | sza ma-ah-ri-ka# | which before you |
| 2 | wa-asz-bu | stationed |
| 3 | la ta-ma-an-na#-[ni] | do not give me! |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka a#-na#-ku | I am your servant. |
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