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FM 06, 055 (P479774)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479774 |
| 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 ia-ab-ni-{d}da-gan | Thus Yabni-Dagan |
| 4 | a-hu-ka-a-ma | your brother |
| 5 | mi-nu-um an-ni-it-ta-an | What is this? |
| 6 | sza i-na _a-sza3_ ru-qi2-im | that in the field of the ruqim |
| 7 | pa-ag-ri u2-sza-li-ma-am | (Sum) He made my head tremble(?) (Akk) I made my body rejoice |
| 8 | u3 i-na _a-sza3_ qe2-er-bi-im | and in the field inside |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa-ag-ri u2-ul u2-sza-lam# | I did not make my supplication manifest. |
| 2 | i-na-an-na szum-ma i-na ki-na#-tim# | Now, if in truth |
| 3 | a#-hi# at-ta u3 ta-ra-[ma]-an-ni | You are my brother, and you love me. |
| 4 | _gi# hi-a lu2 elam_ sza i-na qa-[ti]-ka | reeds of the Elamite who in your hand |
| 5 | i-ba-asz-szu-u2 | there is |
| 6 | u3 _gi hi-a_ dam-qu2-tim | and good reeds |
| 7 | a-na qa-at _lugal_ | to the hand of the king |
| 8 | ar-hi-isz | quickly |
| 9 | szu-bi-lam | send me! |
| 10 | szum#-ma# _lu2_ mi-im-ma | If a man anything |
| 11 | i#-ri-isz-ka an-nu-um | This is your request. |
| 12 | lu#-u2 gi-mi-la-ka | may it be your return. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [ul]-li#?-isz#? ha#-zi-ir-{d}utu | Ḫazir-šamaš |
| 2 | [u3] ki#-zu-uz-zu-um | and Kizzuzum |
| 3 | [it-ti]-ia | with me |
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