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FM 07, 004 (P479789)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 07, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P479789 |
| 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 ha-lu-ra-bi [ARAD2-ka-a]-ma# | Thus Halurabi, your servant: |
| 3 | _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2 elam#-[ma_ ik]-szu#-du-nim-ma | the sons of the workmen of the Elamite arrived, and |
| 4 | i-nu-ma t,e4-em-szu-nu id-di-nu | When they gave their report, |
| 5 | i-na t,e4-mi-szu-nu ni-iz-zi-iz | We stood at their orders. |
| 6 | re-esz15 t,e4-mi-szu-nu ki-a-am id-di-nu | The head of their report gave it as follows: |
| 7 | um-ma _sukkal_ e-la-am-tim-ma ki-a-am | Thus the Elamite vizier: thus |
| 8 | [ta]-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma mi#-im#-ma | I wrote to you, thus: "You, whatever |
| 9 | [...] a#?-na# pi4 _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ia-ma | ... to the mouth of the sons of my work |
| 10 | [...] x-ma _ARAD2-mesz_-ka | ... and your servants |
| 11 | [...]-UB-BU-tu | ...-UBBU-tu |
| 12 | [...]-ti#-ik?-szu sza-nu-um | ... another |
| 13 | [...] x-x-ka | ... your ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... ma]-ha#-ar# | ... before |
| 2' | [{d}]iszkur sza ha-la-ab{ki} li-isz-sza-ki-in | May Iškur of Halab set up. |
| 3' | [mi]-im-ma u2-ul ad-di-in-szum | I did not give him anything. |
| 4' | [i-na-an]-na szum-ma ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-am {gesz}qa-asz-tam | Now, if you send me a qāštu-vessel |
| 5' | [lu]-ud#-di-in-szum | let me give him. |
| 6' | mi-im-ma _lugal_ sza ka-ar-s,i2-ka | all that the king of your country |
| 7' | a#-na s,e-ri-ia i-sza-ap-pa-ra-am | he will write to me. |
| 8' | ma-ah-ri-tam-ma a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum | Before you, I will send to you. |
| 9' | ak-ki-ma ge-er-ra-am la pe2-te-em | (Sum) I am the one who does not see (Akk) I do not see the light |
| 10' | te-ep-te-ma i-na pa-ni _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri | you did, and before the sons of the work |
| 11' | sza _lugal-mesz_ ka-li-szu-nu | of all the kings |
| 12' | _[dumu]-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ka a-na s,e-ri-ia | the sons of your work to me |
| 13' | ta#-asz-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
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