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FM 06, 021 (P479742)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479742 |
| 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 i-tur2-as2-du | thus Itur-asdu: |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | your servant |
| 5 | {disz}ru-ma!-an na-qi2-du-um | Umman, the naqīdu |
| 6 | isz-tu _e2-gal_-la-tim it-ta-al-ka-am | from the palace he came |
| 7 | t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am | I want to give a report. |
| 8 | asz2-ta-al-szu | I asked him |
| 9 | um-ma-a-mi szu-ma | the following (says): |
| 10 | {disz}isz-me-{d}da-gan | Išme-Dagan |
| 11 | u3 i-szar-li-im | and Išar-lim |
| 12 | a-na babila2{ki} i-ta-al-ku | to Babylon they went |
| 13 | isz#-tu _u4 9(disz)-kam_ | from the 9th day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}suen-ti-ri# | Sin-tiri |
| 2 | u3 ia-nu-[uh]-li#-ib-bi# | and Yanuhlibbi |
| 3 | _e2-gal_-la-tim i-na-s,a-ru | the palaces they shall guard. |
| 4 | 1(disz) _lu2 szu-gi_ a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | 1 reed worker to my lord |
| 5 | u2-ul at,-t,a3-ar-da-asz-szu | I did not send him. |
| 6 | a-na [an]-ni-tam be-li2 li-[ih]-du# | To this, may my lord rejoice. |
| 7 | t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-e-em a-na szu-ut | This report to |
| 8 | {disz}ia-gi-ih-{d}iszkur be-li2 li-isz-pu-ur | Iagiḫ-Addu my lord may write |
| 9 | u3 la _lu2_ szu-u2 mu-ta-ki-il-szu | and he is not a man, he has sinned against him |
| 10 | szum#-ma be-li2 lu-pu-ut t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-e-em | If my lord, let me perform, this report |
| 11 | a-na me-ep-te-em li-<isz>-pu-ur-ma | may he write to me, and |
| 12 | 2(disz) _lu2#_ qa-lu-tim 1(disz) _lu2_ a-na _e2-gal_-lim | 2 slaves, 1 slave for the palace |
| 13 | u3 1(disz) _lu2_ a-na {d}a-szur | and 1 man for Assur |
| 14 | li-isz-pu-ur a-ki-ma | May he write as follows: |
| 15 | an#-ni#-tam# la# an-ni-tam i-sza-pa-ru-ni-kum | This is not what they will write to you. |
Sources & licences
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