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FM 06, 062 (P479781)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 06, 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479781 |
| 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 qi2-bi2-ma] | Speak to my lord |
| 2 | [um-ma] mu-ka-an#-[ni-szum] | Thus Mukannishum |
| 3 | ARAD2#-[ka-a-ma] x na [...] | Your servant ... |
| 4 | u3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [x] na ka [...] | and 2 1/2 ... ... |
| 5 | be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am ki-[...] | My lord wrote me |
| 6 | i-na u2-mi-[...] te-[...] | At that time |
| 7 | u2-sza#?-[...] e-pe2-szi-im qa#-tum# sza#-ak#-na#-at# | ... the work is placed in the hand |
| 8 | _[dumu]-mesz#_ um-[me-ni] ka-lu-[szu-nu]-ti# a-na e-bu-ri-im | the entire army to the fortress |
| 9 | e-s,e2-di-im# ar#!-gu-um [...] e-bu-ru-um | The eṣedim, the argûm, the ebūru(?) |
| 10 | i-na szu-ul-lu#-[mi-im ip-pa]-at,-t,a3-ru-nim-ma | they will release me in peace, and |
| 11 | szi-ip-ra#-am [sza be]-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni | The work that my lord has done for me |
| 12 | u2-sza-as,-ba-at u3 _lu2-nagar-mesz_ ak-la | and the carpenters he took. |
| 13 | _{gesz}ig_ sza {gesz}e-lam-[ma]-ki#-im# i-na ki-sa#-[lim sza bi-ir-mi] | The door of the elammakû-wood in the courtyard of the bīrmu-house |
| 14 | i-ip-pe2-szu a-[nu-um-ma asz-szum szi-pi2-ir] | he will do. Now concerning the work |
| 15 | 1(disz) kam-kam-ma-at _ku3#-sig17#_ tam*-li#* _[{na4}]za*-[gin3]_ | 1 piece of gold, a border of lapis lazuli |
| 16 | _1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-sig17 ki-la2-bi#_-sza | 1/2 mina 2 1/2 shekels 15 grains of gold, its weight |
| 17 | qa-du u2-ra-ki sza szi#-ik#-ka#-at# du#-[...] | Together with the urakku-vessel of the šikkātu-festival ... |
| 18 | _kak hi-a har hi-a_ u3 na-al-ba-tim qa-ab#-le#-[tim] | “Kakhu, harhu and nalbâtu-disease, qablītu |
| 19 | e-zi-ib _na4_ a-nu-um-ma u2-ra-ka-am | Disregard that stone. Now then |
| 20 | sza# kam-kam-ma-ti szi-ik-ka-ti-im | of the kiln-fired bricks |
| 21 | i-na {kusz}ki-szi-im u2-ka#-ni#-ik | with a leather bag he bound |
| 22 | 2(disz) _asz5-me ku3-[sig17_ ...] | 2 ašme stones of gold ... |
| 23 | 1(disz) _asz5-me_ [...] | 1 ašmu-woman ..., |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] 1/2(disz) [...] | ... 1/2 ... |
| 2' | [n _tug2_] u2-t,ub-lu _sag#_ | n garments, surplus, the head; |
| 3' | [n] _gu2#_ sa-ak-kum [_sag_] | n talents of fine flour, the head |
| 4' | [n] _gu2_ ra-qa-tum [_sag_] | n talents of red wool, the head; |
| 5' | [n] _gu2_ u2#-t,ub#-lu# _sag_ | n talents of utsublu-plant, the head; |
| 6' | [n] _gu2_ ki#-ti#-tum _sag_ | n talents, the Kititu, the head; |
| 7' | 1(disz) [_gada_ sza na-as,]-ma-du | 1 shekel of naṣmadu-wool |
| 8' | 2(disz) _gada# [x] duh-szu2-a_ | 2 lances of ... figs, |
| 9' | 4(disz) ka#-[ba-al]-lu | 4 (mana wool for) Kaballu |
| 10' | 2(disz) x-[...]-ru | 2 (mana wool for) ... |
| 11' | 2(u) [...] _us2_ | 20 ... length |
| 12' | 2(disz) {kusz}me-[sze-nu _suhub2] sag#?_ | 2 mešenu-shoes, head(?) |
| 13' | 2(disz) [{kusz}me-sze-nu] _sag_ | 2 mešenu-shoes, head |
| 14' | [n {kusz}]me-sze-nu _su3-a_ | n mešenu-shoes, trimmed; |
| 15' | [n _{gesz}illuru] hi-a_ | n baskets of emmer |
| 16' | 1(disz) {kusz#}[pa]-ti#-ha-tum sza u2 u2-hu-li | 1 panihatum-shoe of uhulu-plant |
| 17' | 1(disz) {kusz}tu-uk-ka-nu-um sza [...] | 1 tukkanum-garment |
| 18' | u3 1(disz) _dug_ ki-ri-pu sza _i3-gesz_ sza [_i3_ se2-er-di?] | and 1 kiripu-bowl with oil of sērdi? oil |
| 19' | [n] _dug_ ki-ri-pu [...] | n kiripu-bowls ...; |
| 20' | [n] _dug_ ki-ri-pu [sza _i3_ sza {gesz}a]-si | n kiripu-vessels of oil of asu-wood; |
| 21' | [n] _dug_ ki-ri-pu [sza _i3_ sza _{gesz}]im-di_ | n kiripu-vessels of oil from tamarisk; |
| 22' | [n] _dug_ ki-ri-[pu sza _i3_] za-ba-li-im | n kiripu-bowls with oil of the zabalum-festival; |
| 23' | [sza i-na _{gi}pisan_] ka-an-[ku] | which in the basket is sealed |
| 24' | [a-na be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam] | I sent to my lord. |
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