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FM 06, 053 (P479772)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479772 |
| 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 Mukannishim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-ka-a-ma | Thus your lord: |
| 4 | i-na pa-ni-tim asz-szum _{na4}duh-szu2-a_ | in the past concerning the šūtu-stone |
| 5 | _na4_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ | stone and gold |
| 6 | sza ku-ub-szi-im a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} | of Kubšim to Sagaratum |
| 7 | a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-bu-lim | “Go down to my steppe! |
| 8 | asz-pu-ra-ak-kum-ma | I sent to you, and |
| 9 | _na4_ sza-a-ti | that stone |
| 10 | a-di i-na-an-na | until now |
| 11 | u2-ul tu-sza-bi-lam | you did not send me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | tup-pi2 an-ne2-e-em i-na sze-me-e-em | This tablet, according to the wording of |
| 2 | _na4_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ sza ku-ub-szi-im sza-a-ti | that stone and gold of the kubšīm |
| 3 | ar-hi-isz a-na s,e-ri-ia | quickly to me |
| 4 | a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} li-sza-ak-szi-du-nim | to Sagarātum may they make perfect |
| 5 | ak-ki-ma la-ma ka-sza-ad _lugal-mesz_ | I conquered, and before the defeat of kings |
| 6 | ku-ub-<sza-am> sza-a-ti ar-hi-isz | <It is> that place quickly. |
| 7 | i-sza-ka-ku | shall place. |
Sources & licences
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