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FM 06, 059 (P479778)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479778 |
| 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 | to my lord |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi2#-ma | speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] mu#-ka-an-ni-szum | Thus Mukannishum |
| 4 | [ARAD2-ka-a-ma] asz-szum {gesz}nu-ba-lim _gal_ sza _ku3-sig17_ | your servant concerning the great scepter of gold |
| 5 | [a-na pu-ut,]-t,u2-ri-im be-li2 ki-a-am | to release my lord, thus |
| 6 | [isz-pu-ra-am] um#-ma-a-mi ih-zi sza {gesz}nu-ba-lim sza-a-ti | he wrote to me, saying: “The fire of that nuballum tree |
| 7 | [li-pa-at,-t,e4-ru] _ku3-sig17_-su2 li-s,i2-du | may they remove, his gold may they glean. |
| 8 | [u2-lu-ma] li#-im-ha-s,u2-szu ki-i a-na-ku | may they strike him, as I |
| 9 | [{gesz}nu]-ba#-la-am sza-a-tu u2-pa-t,a2-ar | that scepter he shall release |
| 10 | [szi-ip-rum] da#-an-ma ik-ta-asz2-du-ma | a strong šiprum he established and |
| 11 | [u2-ul] ik#-ta-asz2-dam ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia | he has not received before my lord. |
| 12 | [szi-ip-rum li]-ip-ta-at,-t,e4-er-ma | may a plan be drawn up, and |
| 13 | [...] a-na ta-szi-ma-at be-li2-ia | ... for the hearing of my lord |
| 14 | [...] be-li2 | my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-nu-um-ma ...] | Now, ... |
| 2' | [... ki]-ri#-pu _i3-gesz_ a-su2# | ... kiripu-plant, asu-oil |
| 3' | [... ki]-ri#-pu _i3_ za-ba-lum | ... kiripu-plant, oil of zabalam-plant |
| 4' | [... ki]-ri#-pu _i3-gesz bara2-ga_ | ... kiripu-plant, oil of the dais |
| 5' | [...] _{gesz}gi hi-a lu2-elam-ma_ | ... reeds of Elam |
| 6' | [... sza-at?] nu-ra-tum# _1(asz) gu2 siki-ud5_ | ... of the nūrātum(?), 1 talent of goat hair |
| 7' | [...] 1(disz) {kusz#}s,a-ar-pu-um | ... 1 leather bag |
| 8' | [...]-x 2(disz) {kusz}szi-ip-ku-u2 | 2 šipkû-shoes |
| 9' | [... {kusz}pa-ti]-ha-tum sza u2-hu-li | ... the sandals that he removed |
| 10' | [isz-tu _iti_ ki]-nu-nim! a-di! re-szi-im | From the month Kinūnum to the beginning |
| 11' | [sza] _iti#_ {d}da-gan | of the month of Dagan |
| 12' | [a-na] be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam | to my lord I sent |
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