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FM 06, 026 (P479747)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479747 |
| 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 [qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | um-ma ia-as2-si-[{d}da-gan _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma] | Thus Yassi-Dagan, your servant: |
| 3 | isz-tu _u4_-mi-im sza a-na li-ib-bi ma-a-tim# ak#-[szu-du] | From the day I reached the interior of the land |
| 4 | s,a-bu-um _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} sza# isz#-tu e2-gal-la-[tim{ki}] | Ṣabum the man of Ešnunna who from Egallātum |
| 5 | isz-sze-e-em-ma a-na li-ib#-bi# qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} i#-[ru-bu] | heard and entered the heart of Qaṭarāya. |
| 6 | sze-em sza i-na a-la-ne2-e sza i-ta-at a-lim{ki} i-ba?-[asz-szu] | the barley that in the alānû-festival that is in the name of the city there is |
| 7 | ih-szu#-usz2-ma a-na li-ib-bi qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} usz-te-[ri-ib-szu] | he defeated him and into the heart of Qaṭara he made him enter. |
| 8 | _u4_-mu-szu#? i-re-qu2-ma qa-tam isz-ku-un-ma s,u-ba-at{ki#} [(...)] | his days he took, and a hand he set, and Ṣubat |
| 9 | u3 ka-ap-ra-tim{ki} sza i-ta-at qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} it-ta#-sa#?-[ha-am] | and Kapratum, which is on the border of Qaṭarāya, has seized |
| 10 | _iti_ {d}nin-bi-ri _u4 4(disz)-kam_ is-su2-uh-ma | the month of Ninbiri, the 4th day he washed, and |
| 11 | s,a-bu-um szu-u2 isz-tu qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} isz-szi-ma | he is a herdsman. He took from Qaṭarāya and |
| 12 | i-na ta-gi-da{ki} it-ta-sza-ab sza-ne2-em _u4_-um-szu | in Tagida he has resided; another day |
| 13 | isz-tu ta-gi-da{ki} isz-szi-ma a-na hi-s,a-ri-im{ki} | from Tagida he took and to Ḫiṣarum |
| 14 | i-te-ti-iq isz-tu hi-s,a-ri-im{ki} isz!-szi-ma ba-za-ha-tu-ia sza wa-ar-ki | From Ḫīṣārim he came and my cultic rites which after |
| 15 | s,a-bi-im sza-a-tu ra-ak-sa i-na nu-sa-ri{ki} i-zi-bu-ni-isz-szu ge-er-ri ra-bu-tim | “That mighty army stood in Nusarum, the great army, |
| 16 | sza e2-gal-la-tim{ki} is-sa3-ba-at t,e4-ma-am sza-a-tu u2-ki-in-ma a-na s,e#-er# bu-nu-isz8-tar2 | of Egallātum he captured. That report he established and to Bunu-Ištar |
| 17 | {disz}ha-ad-nu-ra-bi u3 _lugal-mesz_ ti-il-la-tim sza i-na ka-ra-na-a{ki} | Hadnu-rabi and the kings of Tilātum, who in Karanaya |
| 18 | wa-asz-bu a-na sza#-ap-ti-szu-nu la-ma-di-im _gal-mar-tu_ babila2{ki} it,-ru-da-am-ma | who were stationed in their midst, the great lamassu of Babylon, came to me, and |
| 19 | _lugal-mesz_ szu-nu [ke]-em isz7-ta-lu um-ma-a-mi isz-tu _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} | they were kings. True it was said, the following: from the man of Ešnunna |
| 20 | ur-ta-am-mu ni-nu a-na s,e-er za-zi-ia | “I have sworn by the command of my exalted lord, |
| 21 | i ni-il-li-ik it-ti-szu i ni-in-ne-mi-id | We will go with him and we will measure it. |
| 22 | a-na ma#?-at#? an-da#?-ri#?-[ig?{ki}] i# ni#-is#-ni#-iq#-ma | to the land of Andarig we went and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i#-na# a#-la#-ne#-e# sza# i#-na# x x x [...] | On the road that in ... ... |
| 2' | 1(disz) 2(disz) a-lam{ki} sza it#-ti-ku-nu na-ak-ru sza ma#?-[am-ma-an] | (and) 1 and 2 (for) Alam, who with you the enemy of nobody |
| 3' | la i-ir-ri-szu i?-nu-ma sza i-na _u4 2(disz)-kam u4 3(disz)-kam_ | when that on the 2nd or 3rd day |
| 4' | a-lam{ki} sza-a-tu ta-s,a-ab-ba-ta he-pe2-e-ma | “That city that you have captured, break, and |
| 5' | sza-al-la-tam s,a-bu-um li-ku-ul s,a-bu-um re-qu2-us-su2 | (Sum) The šallātu-demon, let him eat the ... (Akk) May he eat (the ...) of the enemy, his enemy |
| 6' | la i-tu-ur2-ra-am an-ni-tam mu-ut-ha-ad-qi2-im | This is a mugḫadqû-demon. |
| 7' | u3 _gal-mesz mar-tu lu2_ babila2{ki} i-na t,e4-em ra-ma-ni-szu-nu | and the Amorite leaders, men of Babylon, by their own order |
| 8' | id-bu-bu-nim a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am ma-la al-ma-du | Now the report, as much as I know, |
| 9' | a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz2-tap-ra-am szum-ma _lugal-mesz_ til-la-tum | to my lord I sent. If the kings of the end |
| 10' | a-na ma-a-at an-da-ri-ig{ki} ih-ha-ab-tu-ma | to the land of Andarig he seized, and |
| 11' | {disz}za-zi-ia la il-li-ik t,e4-em-ni lu-u2 ki-i | Zaziya did not go. May my report be as |
| 12' | u2-lu-ma s,a-bu-um _lu2_ babila2{ki} | or Ṣabum the man of Babylon |
| 13' | a-na [a]-la-ne2-e sza a-szar mu-ut-ha-ad-qi2-im pa-ni-szu-nu | to the city which is near the place of exchange their faces |
| 14' | is-sa3-ab-tu-ma i-re#-[ed]-du?-szu-nu-ti | he seized, and they shall be killed. |
| 15' | it-ti s,a-bi-im sza-a-tu ni-il#-la#-ak u2-lu! ki-i | we will go with that captive, or as |
| 16' | be-li2 li-isz-ta-al#-ma ar-hi-isz | My lord should ask and quickly |
| 17' | me-he-er t,e4-mi-ia an-ni-im isz-tu ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia | This report from before my lord |
| 18' | li-s,i2-pa-am sza-ni-tam ki-ma sza i-na pa-ni#-tim# a#-na s,e-er be-li2-ia | another one, as in the past, to my lord |
| 19' | asz-pu-ra-am _lugal?_ ha?-al?-ma-[an]{ki} [...] | I wrote to the king of Halman |
| 20' | a-na ma-a-at ha-al-ma-an{ki#} [...] | to the land of Halman |
| 21' | [x x x nu li? x ...] | ... ... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | asz-szum ki-a-am s,a-bu-um _lu2#_ esz3#-[nun-na]{ki} | Concerning Ṣabum the man of Ešnunna |
| 2 | a-na ma-ti-szu ur-ta-[am]-mi# | he returned to his land. |
| 3 | [be-li2 an]-ni#-tam lu-u2 i-de | My lord should know this. |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | [a-na be]-li2-ia t,e4-mi | To my lord, news |
| 2 | an-[ne2-em] | this |
| 3 | [asz2-tap-ra-am] | I sent to you |
| left col 3 | ||
| 1 | _iti#_ {d#}[nin-bi-ri] | the month of Ninbiri |
| 2 | [_u4 2(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma] | the 2nd day passed and |
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