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FM 06, 025 (P479746)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 025 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479746 |
| 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 me-ep-tu-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma hal-s,um sza-lim | Thus (says) Mēptum, your servant: The halṣum-demon is well. |
| 4 | la-ma tup-pi2-ia an-ni-im _u4 3(disz)-kam_ | before my tablet this 3rd day |
| 5 | _lu2-mesz_ sza ba-az-ha-ti-ia | the men of Bazḫatiya |
| 6 | mu-ba-ar#-ri-tum u2-ba-ar-re-em | (Sum) The one who smite(?), the one who scatters(?) (Akk) He scatters the ones who scatter |
| 7 | um#-[ma-a]-mi 5(disz) me-tim s,a-bu-um babila2{ki} | the following (says): 5 hundred troops of Babylon |
| 8 | [i-lu2-u2] u3# szi-ip-t,am2-ma it-ti-szu-nu | the god and the scribal art with them |
| 9 | [na-szu-u2 a-na e2]-gal-la-tim-ma sza isz-tu babila2{ki} | were brought to the palace, which from Babylon |
| 10 | [a-di me-eh]-re#-et sa-pi2-ra-tim{ki} | as far as Sapiratum |
| 11 | [im-qu2]-tu#-nim _lu2-mesz_ ba-az-ha-tim | they plundered. The Bazḫatum men |
| 12 | [am?-sza]-li-tum i-sza-al-szu-nu-ti-ma | Amšalītum asked them and |
| 13 | [um-ma]-a#-mi a-i-isz | thus I: |
| 14 | [pa-nu]-ku#-nu um-ma-a-mi | your presence, the following: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# e2-gal-la-tim{ki} ki-ma | to Egallatim like |
| 2 | me-eh#-re#-et sa-pi2-ra-tim{ki} | in front of Sapiratum |
| 3 | ik-szu-du-nim ge-er-ri e2-gal-la-tim{ki} i-zi-bu-ma | he conquered, the fortress of Egallātim he abandoned, and |
| 4 | ge-er-ra-am e-le-em | “It is a storm, it is above |
| 5 | sza i-nu-ma la-wi-la-{d}iszkur | that when Lawwīl-Addu |
| 6 | {disz}i-s,ur-{d}suen _dumu_ a-tam-ri-im | Iṣur-Sîn, son of Atamrum |
| 7 | u2-sze-lu-u2 ge-er-ra-am sza#-tu | They made that extispicy pass by. |
| 8 | is,-ba-tu pi2-qa-at s,a-bu#-um# szu#-u2# | he seized; he is the responsibility of the troops. |
| 9 | a-na ka-ra-na-a{ki} u2-lu#-[ma] | to Karanaya he sent. |
| 10 | a-na an-da-ri-ig{ki} i-li# | to Andarig he went |
| 11 | u2-ul i-de i-na ta-szi-ma#-ti#-ia-ma | I did not know, in my hearing |
| 12 | pi2-qa-at aq-ba-ha-am-mu | I have commanded you. |
| 13 | isz-pu-ur-ma s,a-bu-um szu-u2 | he sent, and he is a slave. |
| 14 | a-na ta-re-e aq-ba-ha-am-mu | I said to Tarê: |
| 15 | e-le-em s,a-ba-am sa-tu | (Sum) The upper part is elevated, the lower part is low (Akk) Upper part is high, the upper portion is elevated |
| 16 | 1(disz) li-im i-qa-ab-bu-usz2 | 1 thousand he shall say |
| 17 | 5(disz) me-tim-ma s,a-bu-um szu-u2 | he is 5 hundred (shekels). |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am sza _lu2-mesz_ ba-za#-[ha-ti-ia] | Now, the report of the Bazahateans |
| 2 | ub-lam a-na be-li2-ia ub-ta-ar-re-em# | I shall bring and return to my lord. |
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