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FM 07, 001 (P479788)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 07, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479788 |
| 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' | u3 sza-ne2#-[em _u4_-um-szu a-na ia-ri-im-li-im a-tu-ur-ma] | and another day I returned to Yarim-Lîm and |
| 2' | ki-a-am aq-bi-szum# [um-ma a-na-ku-ma be-li2 isz-pu-ra-an-ni] | Thus I said to him: "I myself wrote to you, my lord." |
| 3' | [um]-ma-a-mi da#-[mi-i-iq e-pe2-szu-um sza _lu2_ da]-di#-ha-du-un# | The following is a good description of the work of a man of Dadi-Hadûn: |
| 4' | a-na pa-ni-ia u2-ma#-[ag]-ga#-ru | they will set before me. |
| 5' | _lu2_ [szu]-u2 mi-i-nu-um pa-ka-szu-ma u3 ki-ma ma-an-nim | he is a man. What is his mouth and how much more? |
| 6' | [i-na] _ARAD2-mesz_-ia ma-s,i2-ma u3 szu-u2 an-ni-a-tim | among my servants, as well as this one |
| 7' | [a]-na# pa-ni-ia u2-ma-ga-ar u3 a-hu-tam a-ia-szi-im | before me he will measure out, and the brother of mine |
| 8' | [isz]-ta-na-pa-ra-am | has continually sent to me |
| 9' | szum-ma li-bi a-bi-ia _lu2_ sza-tu li-di-na-szu | If a son of my father that man may give him |
| 10' | an-ni-tam be-li2 a-na s,e-er ia-ri-im-li-im isz-pu-ra-an-ni | This, my lord, sent me to Yarim-Līm. |
| 11' | u3 ki-ma an-ni-tam aq-bu-szum u3 szu-u2 is3-si | And I said to him as follows: |
| 12' | um-ma szu-ma ki-i na-da-nu-um | Thus (says) Šūmu, as a gift |
| 13' | e-ri-isz-ti la e-ri-szi-im i-ri-sza-an-ni | (Sum) My scepter, which cannot be smashed, trembles at me (Akk) The one who is not smeared with sulphur, the one who cannot be soothed at me |
| 14' | u3 qa-du a-na na-da-ni-szu ak-ru-ru ak-ru-ru-ma | and together with his gift I sealed, I sealed and |
| 15' | la i#-di-na-szu# u3 is3-si-szu-ma | he did not give to him, and he took it away. |
| 16' | u2#-sa3-ni-iq#-szu# um-ma szu-ma a-na mi-nim [a-na pa-ni] | He asked him, thus: “What is it that is in the presence of |
| 17' | {disz}zi-im-ri#-[li-im tu]-ma-ga-ar | Zimrī-Lîm, you will measure out. |
| 18' | u3 a-hu-tam [ta-sza-pa]-ar | and a third you will write. |
| 29' | ki#-ma an-ne2-[tim iq-bu-szum] u3 szu-u2 | they said to him as follows: |
| 20' | ik-ki-ir um-ma szu#-[u2]-x-ma u2-ul asz-pu#-ur | he swore, saying: "I did not write to you." |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ki-ma ik-ki-ru u2 a-na-ku u2-ki-in-szu# | And as he swore, and I confirmed it, |
| 2 | u3 wa-ar-ka-nu-ma is3-si-szu-ma um-ma szu-ma | Further, afterwards he spoke with him, thus he: |
| 3 | a-bu-tam u3 be-lu-tam ta-sza-pa-ar i-na sza-pa-ri-ka | You write a word and a lordly word on your lips. |
| 4 | ki-a-am ta-sza-pa-ar um-ma at-ta-a-ma | Thus you wrote: "You |
| 5 | a-na a-bi-ia u3 be-li-ia ki-a-am ta-sza-pa-ar | To my father and my lord you write as follows: |
| 6 | u3 a-li-ik _lu2_ su-ga-gu szu-u2 szu-u2 i-na _e2_ {d}iszkur | and the lord of the Sugagu, that man, that in the temple of Adad |
| 7 | ni#-isz# _dingir_-lim ki-a-am li-iz-ku-ur um-ma szu-ma | May he thus decree the life of the gods. |
| 8 | na#-[ak]-ru-[um] an#-na-nu-um u3 an-na-nu-um sza zi-im-ri-li-im | This enemy and this enemy of Zimrī-Lim. |
| 9 | i#-na#-[ki-ru an]-ha-ra-ar-ma isz-ti-ni-isz | They swore an oath, and together |
| 10 | na#-[ak-ra-ku] u3# _lu2-mesz_ su-ga-gu it-ti-ka | I am hostile, and the Sugagu men with you |
| 11 | [li-iz-ku-ru] be#-el-ka na-pi2-isz-ta-szu | May your lord grant his life! |
| 12 | [li-il-pu-ut] u3 sa-lim ki-na-tim li-isz-sza-ki-in# | May he perform it, and may he set up a firm positive answer. |
| 13 | [a-an-nam i-pu-ul] u3 szu-u2 i-na ba-ab _e2_ [{d}iszkur] | Now he has performed, and he in the gate of the temple of Adad |
| 14 | [it-ti ah-he-szu iz-zi]-iz#? um-ma a-na-ku-ma at-[ta] | he stood with his brothers, saying: "I, you |
| 15 | [i-nu-ma ta-sza-ap-pa]-ru u3 a-hu-tam a-[na s,e-er be-li2]-ia# | When you write, send a brother to my lord! |
| 16 | [la-a ta-sza-ap-pa-ar _u4_]-um at-ta ki-ma sza# [...] | You should not write. That day, you, like ... |
| 17 | [...]-ku-ma u3 sza [...] | ... and that |
| 18 | [...]-szum ka-ta [...] | ... from your mouth |
| 19 | [...] ri [...] | ... ... |
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