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FM 06, 054 (P479773)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479773 |
| 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 Mukannišim |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el-ka-a-ma | Thus your lord: |
| 4 | asz-szum _{gesz}szukur zabar# hi#-a# ku3#-babbar#_ u3# _ku3#-sig17#_ | Concerning the bronze arrow, silver and gold |
| 5 | u3 {gesz}na-zi#-ni# _hi#-a# | and a nazīnu-vessel |
| 6 | ar?-hi#-isz#? szu-pu-szi-im | quickly(?) |
| 7 | i#-na# pa#-ni-tim#-ma u2-wa-e-er-ka! | In the future he will inform you. |
| 8 | i#-na#-an#-na# s,a-ab sza# _ka2# e2-gal_-lim | Now, the troops of the palace gate |
| 9 | ka-lu-szu | all of it |
| 10 | ba-lum _{gesz}szukur zabar_-ma | without a bronze weapon |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | it-ta-na-la-ak | he has been going |
| 2 | u4-um tup-pi2 an-ne2-e-em | On the day that this tablet |
| 3 | te-sze-em-mu-u2 | you hear |
| 4 | _{gesz}szukur zabar hi-a ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ | a bronze axe, silver and gold |
| 5 | u3 {gesz}na-zi-ni _hi-a_ | and a stela of pomegranates |
| 6 | ar-hi-isz szu-bi-lam | quickly send me! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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