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FM 06, 020 (P479741)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479741 |
| 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# [ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur] | to Yasmaḫ-Addu |
| 2 | qi2#-bi2#-[ma] | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}utu#-szi#-{d}[iszkur] | Thus Šamšī-Adad |
| 4 | a-bu-ka-a-ma | your father |
| 5 | isz-tu _mu 3(disz)-kam_ | from the third year |
| 6 | _muszen hi-a_ mi-im-ma | a bird, anything |
| 7 | a-na szu-gu-ne2-e sza {d}a#?-[szur] | for the šugūnû of Assur |
| 8 | a-na a-lim{ki} u2-ul tu-sza#-[bi-lam] | did not send to the city |
| 9 | _muszen_ i-na a-lim{ki} u2-ul ib#-ba#-ar | a bird in the city shall not arise |
| 10 | u3 at-ta ti-de | and you know |
| 11 | ki#-ma# szu-gu-nu-u2-um | like a šugunum |
| 12 | ba#-[lum] _muszen# hi#-a#_ i#-na# a-lim{ki} | without a bird in the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la#-ap#-tu# | laptu-disease |
| 2 | a-nu-um-ma 3(disz) me _muszen# hi-a_ | Herewith, 300 birds |
| 3 | a-na szu-gu-ne2-e | to Šugunê |
| 4 | sza _e2 dingir-mesz_ | of the temples |
| 5 | sza _e2-gal_-la-tim#[{ki}] | of the palace of Latium |
| 6 | a-na-ku usz-ta#-bi#-[lam] | I have sent. |
| 7 | u3 at-ta qa-tam-ma 3(disz) me [_muszen hi-a_] | And you, hold the hand, and 300 birds |
| 8 | a-na szu-gu-ne2-e sza _e2_ {d#}a-szur# | for the šugunê of the temple of Assur |
| 9 | isz-tu asz-ra-nu#-[um] szu-usz-szi | from Assyria |
| 10 | sza-ni-tam a-na ha#?-[ar?-ba?]-a-ii{ki#} | Secondly, to Ḫarbayu |
| 11 | a-na re-esz _iti_ an-[ni-i-im] | at the beginning of this month |
| 12 | [...]-AB#-tam | ...-AB-tam |
| 13 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i-na _lu2?-lu2?_]-ka 1(disz) _lu2_ | among your men, 1 man |
| 2 | [la-a] i#-ma-at,-t,i3 | he will not be beaten |
Sources & licences
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