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FM 06, 052 (P479771)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479771 |
| 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 mu-ka-an-ni-szi#-im | to Mukannim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2#-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-[ma] {d}en#-[lil2-i-pu]-usz# | thus Enlil-ipuš |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a-ma | your brother |
| 5 | asz-szum _ansze_ a-ga-lim# ki#-ma 1(disz)-szu | Concerning the Agalim donkeys, like one |
| 6 | wu-di 5(disz)-szu asz2-ta-ap-ra-kum | I have written to you five times. |
| 7 | i-na-an-na 1(disz) _ansze_ a-ga-li a-di me-e | Now, 1 hectare of arable land with water |
| 8 | u2-ra-ma-ku-ni-isz-szu | he shall redeem him. |
| 9 | im-tu-ut u3 wa-s,a-am | he has died and is still alive. |
| 10 | u2-ul a-la-i | I will not go |
| 11 | a-nu-um-ma 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Now, 11 shekels of silver |
| 12 | ak-nu-kam-ma usz-ta-bi-la-kum | I sealed it and sent it to you. |
| 13 | szum-ma _ansze_ a-ga-lu-um | If a donkey of Agallum |
| 14 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am | which you wrote me |
| 15 | u2-ul ik-szu-da-kum | did not bind you, |
| 16 | it-ti ia-si-im-{d}da-gan | with Yasim-Dagan |
| 17 | u2-lu it-ti dingir-ma-tar _gal ku5_ | or with Ilī-matar, the chief cut off |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | the silver shall be paid, and |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ansze_ a-ga#-la#-am# sza-ma-am | 1 imāru of šamâm, |
| 3 | szum-[ma a-ga-lum] ma-ad | If the term has passed |
| 4 | ak-ki-ma ub-ba-lu | I smashed and burned. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ ru-ud-di-ma | the silver he shall pay back. |
| 6 | u3 szu-up-ra-am-ma _ku3-babbar_ lu-sza-bi-la-kum | and send me, so that I may send you the silver. |
| 7 | i-nu-ma _ansze_ te-le-qu2-u2 | when the donkeys they took |
| 8 | _lu2_ u2-s,u2-ur-du-na-am | a man a reed fence |
| 9 | szi-ma-at# _ansze#_ li-il-tu-uk-szu | the price of a donkey should pay to him. |
Sources & licences
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