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FM 14, p. 012-024 (P525614)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | FM 14, p. 012-024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P525614 |
| Museum no. | NMSDeZ — ? |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [zi-im-ri]-li#-im ri#-im# tu-qu2-um-tim lu-na#-i-id | Zimrī-Lîm, the wild bull of battle, I will bring to him. |
| 2 | [qu2-ra-da]-am# a-na di-ri szu-ma-asz-szu lu-usz-ta-asz-ni | I am a warrior, I shall make his name surpassing in battle. |
| 3 | [zi-im-ri-li]-im# a-pil {disz}ia-ah-du-li-im a-sza-re-ed ha-na | Zimrī-Lîm, son of Iaḫdulim, the mayor of Hana |
| 4 | [mu-'a4-ab-bi-it du]-ur na-ak-ri-im | the one who destroys the enemy land |
| 5 | [x x x x x] x me-er lu-ul-li sze20-me-e | ...... I want to sing a lament. |
| 6 | [us,-s,i2-ra a]-wa-ti mu-ur-ta-di#?-id#? za-e-ra-am | (Sum) I am the one who keeps the word alive(?) (Akk) I keep the words alive(?), I keep uttering them |
| 7 | [mu-ka-an-ni-isz] na-ak-ri-szu | made his enemies bow down. |
| 8 | [et,-lum pe2]-ti#-iu2 _{gesz}szukur_ mu-ut-x-x-ki/di# | “The young man, who opened the scepter, ... the throne |
| 9 | [a-hi-iz ma-tim] e-li ma-a-tim | I conquered the land, over the land |
| 10 | [zi-im-ri]-li-im pe2-ti-iu2 _{gesz}szukur_ mu-ut-x-x-ki/di# | Zimrī-Lîm, the open-minded one, the ... of the throne |
| 11 | [a-hi]-iz#? ma-tim e-li ma#-a#-tim | I conquered the land, above the land |
| 12 | [i]-_sza3#?_ szu#-qu2-ri ib-bu-u2 _dingir-mesz_ szum-szu | The gods named him by name |
| 13 | zi-ik-ru {d}a-nim li#-te9-li-il ri-im ma-ti-szu | May the word of Anu purify the heart of his land |
| 14 | zi-im-ri-li-im ib-bu-u2 _dingir-mesz_ szum-szu | Zimrī-Lîm, named by the gods, |
| 15 | zi-ik-ru {d}a-nim li-te9-li-il ri#-im ma-ti#-szu# | May the word of Anu purify the heart of his land |
| 16 | _lugal_ sza-pe2-e-em lu#?-sza-ar#-bi-ma | May the king, the ša-pê-demon, make it great! |
| 17 | na-ak-ri {d}en-lil2 isz-ta-ka-an za-ri-szu | the enemy of Enlil he set up his corpse. |
| 18 | ib-bi-ri-it ha-bu-ur u3 pu-ra-an-tim | he conquered the city Habur and the cities. |
| 19 | i-na asz-ri {d}iszkur i-di-nu di-na-asz-szu | in the temple of Iškur gave, his verdict |
| 20 | id-di ri-ig-ma-asz-szu qi2-in-na-szu u2-pa-ar-ri-ir | (Sum) He smote his enemies (Akk) He killed his enemies, he scattered his troops |
| 21 | a-na ki-ib-ra-at er-be-e-im t,e4-em-szu is-pu-uh | to the four quarters of the world his report he wrote. |
| 22 | im-szu-u'3 ma-a-tum bu-szi qa-ti-szu | “He has seized the land, the cattle in his hands, |
| 23 | i-na a-lim bi-sa#-an{ki} _ku3-sig17_ eb-ba-am | in the city of Bisan gold plated |
| 24 | ib-tu-uq na-ak-ra-am ki-i ki-s,i2-ir a-bi-hi-im | (Sum) The enemy killed the enemy (Akk) He destroyed the enemy like the enemy's foes |
| 25 | isz-ti er-s,e-tum da-mi qar-ra-di | From the netherworld, the land of battle, |
| 26 | i-il-la-ak an-nu-ni-tumx(TIM) i-na i-mi-ti-szu | Annunītum will go at his right side. |
| 27 | {d}iszkur sza-pu-u2 ri-gi-im-szu id-di | Adad, the šapû-priestess, his riŋīmu-demon, gave. |
| 28 | id-di ri-ig-ma-asz-szu isz-te9-bi-ir _{gesz}szukur_ na-ak-ri | he smote, he cut down the enemy’s weapon |
| 29 | it-bu-uk i-ma-as-su2 am-ma-ta-[tim] | he smote, he struck him with the sword |
| 30 | zi-im-ri-li-im sze20-bi-ru _{gesz}szukur_ na-ak-ri-im | Zimrī-Lîm, the šebiru of the enemy’s weapon |
| 31 | it-bu-uk i-ma-as-su2 e-li# na-ak-ri-szu | he smote, his enemy against him |
| 32 | pu-tam ta-an-pi2-ih-tam is-ri-[im?] i#-sza-at qa-ab-lim | “Seizing the throat, tearing out the tanpiḫtam-soapwort, the womb of the enemy, |
| 33 | ma-an-nu-um el2-ka [sza] u2-ba-al-lu-szi-ma | Who is above you, who surrounds her? |
| 34 | at-ta te-ep-ti [x x] pu-szu-uq sza-du-i | You are the ... of the mountain range. |
| 35 | sza si2-ik-ku#-[ru ed]-lu#-u2 _{gesz}ig zu na4_ | of reinforced bolts, the door with the tooth of stone |
| 36 | zi-im-ri#-[li-im] pe2#-ti-iu2 _{gesz}ig hi-a_ dan-nim | Zimrī-Lîm, opening of the strong door |
| 37 | sza si2#-[ik-ku-ru ed-lu]-u2# _{gesz}ig zi-na na4_ | of a reinforced bolt, a door of zina-stone |
| 38 | [x x x x x ma]-tim#? ka-li-szi | ...... all the land? |
| 39 | [x x x x x x]-x-am tu-ra-am-mi du-un-na-asz-szi | ...... you give birth to a child. |
| 40 | [x x x ka-la ni]-szi# e-pe2-tim | ... all the people doing work |
| 41 | [x x x x x da]-ra#-am tu-sza-asz-ki-in szum-ka | ...... forever you set your name |
| 42 | [...]-x e#-te-el2-le-et | ... is pure |
| 43 | [...]-x ta#?-asz-ku-un | ... you placed |
| 44 | [...] x-ka# | ... of ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | zi-im-ri-li#-[im ...] | Zimrī-Lîm ... |
| 2 | ki-ma pe2-er-di-im x-[...] | Like a bird ... |
| 3 | ip-pa-an ki-is,-ra-[tim ...] | ... the opening of the kisharû-vessel ... |
| 4 | ra-ki-ib szi-ha-mi [...] | (Sum) I am the one who binds the šiḫa-demon (Akk) The one who holds the rākib of my skull |
| 5 | a-na pa-ni-szu pa-ri-kum u2-[ul i-ba-asz-szi] | there is no reopening of the case before him |
| 6 | li-ta-am-ha-ah na-ak-rum ki-[i t,i-di-im i-na me-e?] | May the enemy tremble like clay in the water |
| 7 | wa-ar-ku-um t,a3-ri-du-um u2-ul ip#?-[pa-ar-szi-id] | After that, ṭarīdûm will not be released. |
| 8 | pe2-tu#-u2-um 2(disz) [_{gesz}ig hi-a_ sza-du-i?] | open, 2 door(s) of šadû-wood |
| 9 | la-li-iu2-um i-du-uk za-ri#-[szu ...] | Lalīyum killed, his corpse ... |
| 10 | a-sza-am-sza-tum is-hu-ra-szu-nu-szi-im# | he returned to them. |
| 11 | u2-ul i-du-ur a-li#-kam [a]-na im-ni-szu# [u3 szu-me-li-szu?] | He does not know where to go to his right and left. |
| 12 | bu-ku-ur {d}en-lil2 {d}la-ga-ma-al e-te#-el2#-lu | The bukur priestess of Enlil and Lagamal is pure |
| 13 | u3 ti-il-la-as-su-ma#? ip#-ri-ku sza#?-ni#? qar#?-ra#?-di#? | and his tillāšu, and he (the god) smote him, another warrior |
| 14 | ki-ma ap-pa-ri-im i-s,i2-da-am s,a-ba-szu | (Sum) Like a fox, he chases away the herdsman (Akk) Like an eagle, his flock is chased away |
| 15 | ki-ma bi-nim szu-um-qu2-tu qar-ra-du | (Sum) The hero, like a lion, is a warrior (Akk) Like a wild bull, the hero is an enemy |
| 16 | isz-ti er-s,e-tum da-mi-szu | from the netherworld, his land |
| 17 | a-ki?-i? {d?}iszkur#? szu-pu# a-na hu#-ur#-ri-im | As Iškur had commanded, to the mountains |
| 18 | zi-im-ri-li-im ni-im-ru a-na-na-tim | Zimrī-Lîm, the herald of battles, |
| 19 | da-an-nu-um ka-mi lem#?-ni#? [mu]-ha-al-li-iq na-ak-ri | Strong one, who destroys the enemy land |
| 20 | pi2-szu i-pu-sza-am i-qa-ab-bi | He opened his mouth to speak, |
| 21 | is-sa3-aq-qa-ra-am a-na et,-li-szu | he smote, to his servant |
| 22 | sza-as-su-ru-um ib-ni-ku-nu-ti | they established a šassūru. |
| 23 | um-mu-um ki-ma ku-nu-ti-ma ul-da-an-ni | The mother gave me as a gift. |
| 24 | sza-ti ta-ha-zu e#-li#-ia pa#-ni# isz#?-ni | “That battle, before me, |
| 25 | ki-ib-ra-at er-be2#-e#-im ku-nu-ti#? na-ak-ra | The lands of the four world quarters, enemies |
| 26 | u3 ma-a-tum [x] ga#? x ta#? ri/ur#? szu-sze-ra-nim | and the land ... |
| 27 | na-ak-ru-um pa#?-[hi]-ir#? x MI#? x tim#? x na#?-tum#? | The enemy is entrusted(?) |
| 28 | a-na ta-ha-zi#-im# [e-pe2-szi-im a-na-ku lu-usz-te-sze]-er | In order to do battle, I myself should be able to bring about the defeat. |
| 29 | [ri-im szar]-ri#? ku-nu-um ki# sza# [ha-da-an-szu i-ka-sza-du] | The crown of the king is like that of his beloved. |
| 30 | zi#-im#-ri-li-im ku-nu-um ki sza# ha-da#-an#-[szu i-ka-sza-du] | Zimrī-Lîm, the kunum-priest, as he wishes, will achieve his wish. |
| 31 | u2-ta-e-er szu-uk-ka-al-la-szu | he returned, his šukkalla |
| 32 | _lu2-mesz_ su-ga-gi isz-pu-ut, | the Sugāgu men he caused to die. |
| 33 | qar-ra-di-ia!(E) ha-na li-qa-ar-ri-bu-nim | May my hero, Hana, speak to me. |
| 34 | _dumu-mesz_ na-qi2-di li-ru-bu ma-ah-ri _igi_-ia | the sons of the naqīdu may they enter before me. |
| 35 | i-na pi2-ih-ri-im wa-szi-bu-ut a-ah pu-ra-an-tim | (Sum) The one who sits on the throne (Akk) In the midst of the treasury |
| 36 | i-na mi-il-ki-ku-nu a-na-ku lu-pu-usz2 | I shall perform (the ritual) with your help. |
| 37 | isz-me-ma an-ne2-e-em qa-ba-szu | He heard this and said to him: |
| 38 | asz-ma-ad me-er-'u5-um-ma is-sa3-aq-qa-ar-szum | Ašmad, Merʾūma, has slain him. |
| 39 | mi-na-am szu-ba-ra-am ta-na-a'2-'i3-id | Why do you constantly seek out the šubaram offerings? |
| 40 | la us2#-[sa3]-hi-ru i-sza-at qa#-ab-li-ka | He who does not fear your wrath, |
| 41 | hu-ur-[ba]-szu# s,i2-il-lu _gesz# hi-a_ qi2-isz-tim | a reed bundle, a tree, and a gift |
| 42 | gu-szu-ru#-[szu]-nu az-zi-im-ma la he-ru li-sza-an pa-szi-im | I am standing by them, but they are not obeyed. May there be peace among the people. |
| 43 | sa3-ap-ha#-[at] szu-ba-ar-tum ki-i _udu hi-a_ ri-tim | The saphatu of the šubātu-vessel is like a sheep of a wild bull. |
| 44 | [asz]-ra-[num] a-na re-di-i-im s,i2-di-tum sza-ak-na-at | Ashurnasirpal is placed for the shepherdship of the people. |
| 45 | [zi-im-ri]-li#-im li-mu-ru qu2-ru-ud-ka | Zimrī-Lîm, may they see your heroic acts! |
| 46 | [te-ni-isz-tum a-na di]-ri#? li-na-i-id szum-ka | May a rejoicing prayer be uttered to your name |
| 47 | [_lugal_ ih-du a-na a]-wa#?-at#? me-er-'i3-im wa-ar-di-szu | The king rejoiced over the word(?) of Merʾu, his father. |
| 48 | [x x x x x x x ki-ma] e#-s,i2-du-ut u2-ga-ri-im | ...... like the harvest of the Ugarit |
| 49 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ik#-tu-um | ...... closed |
| 50 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-x-um | ......um |
| 51 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-am# | ......; |
| 52 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ti-il-la-ti-szu-nu u2-ma-al#-[lu] s,e-ra-am | their debts he will pay in full. |
| 2 | la-bi-isz ap-lu-uh-tam ik-ki-ib-szu e-ne2-nu | (Sum) The young woman screamed bitterly (Akk) The old woman cried bitterly |
| 3 | mi-im-ma sza ip-ri-ku a-na pa-ni-szu ma-aq-tu | All that he has done is lost before him. |
| 4 | szu-ul-pu-tu su-up-pu-hu up-pu-u2 _ansze hi-a_ | šulpūtu means “suppû-disease,’ suppuḫu means equid. |
| 5 | a-hu-ne2-e i-ta-ad-du-u2 qar-ra-du | the brothers, the warriors, |
| 6 | ba-al-la-at qe2-er-be2-tum i-na da-mi-szu-nu | the possessions of the four quarters by their own power |
| 7 | a-di sza ik-szu-du ha-da-an-szu _lugal_ | as long as he lives he shall be king. |
| 8 | u3 i-da-ma-ra-as, u2-ka-an-ni-isz asz-sze-pe2-szu | and he will measure it out, he shall hold it as a pledge. |
| 9 | me-e na-da-tim isz-ta-na-at-ti | (Sum) The water of the nadātu-festival keeps on pouring out (Akk) The waters of the festival keep pouring forth |
| 10 | e-si-ik it-ti re-di-i ka-lum-ma isz-szu-usz | “I sat down on the throne with the mighty, |
| 11 | ra-ab-bu ba-ia-ru wa-s,u2-szu | “Greatest, the one who is entrusted with his work, |
| 12 | ki-ma si2-ir-ra-mi#-im pe2-e s,e-ru-um | Like a širram tree, a peg of a field |
| 13 | szi-ra-am i-ku-lu mu-tu-szu | “If he eats bread, his life will be long. |
| 14 | li-ib-ba-am ir-szu-u2 da-na-na-am us,-bu | (Sum) The heart of the lord is strong, the strength of his heart is strong. (Akk) He has strong heart, he has strength. |
| 15 | zi-im-ri-li-im ki-ma szu-ri-nim ip-pa-na i-la-ak | Zimrī-Lîm goes like a lion. |
| 16 | is-hu-ur a-na la le-i-im i-na-ad-di-in li-ib-ba-am | He accepted (the offer) and gave (it) to an unfaithful man. |
| 17 | di-in-na-ma i-te-ru-ba | he has entered, |
| 18 | isz-di-ku-nu i#-im-ma-ar na-ak-rum | He saw the enemy. |
| 19 | s,a-ab-tu szi-ru-szu-nu i-sza-tam | “It is seized, their name is širû-disease. |
| 20 | ka-ar-szu-szu-nu szi-wi-tam la-am-du | (Sum) Their hair is a šiwītu-disease (Akk) The hair of their hair is an oath |
| 21 | la#-ab-szu pa-at-ri# na-am-s,a-ri szu-ku#-ur-ri | “Its limbs are swollen, its tendons are twisted, |
| 22 | [i-du]-usz2#?-szu-nu# i-su-ur-ru ul-mu | he killed them, he returned to life. |
| 23 | [a-na szu-te?]-el2#-li e-zi-ba-at s,e-ri-im | to purify, the deserter of the steppe |
| 24 | i#?-[la-ak pa-na te]-li#-tum isz8-tar2 | he will go before the goddess Ištar |
| 25 | i-nu-ma x-[...]-x u2# x x NA/DU-AZ/UK-szum | When ... ... |
| 26 | isz-ku-un sza-ak-ni-szu# [i-na a-ah] na-ri-im | He placed his foundations on the bank of the river. |
| 27 | la na-bi-iu2-tim it-ti _dingir#-[mesz_ i-ri-isz a-na] re#-di-im | with the non-nabû-demons he rejoiced, to the shepherd |
| 28 | ar-hi-isz _lugal_ i-pu-lu an#-[na-am] | Quickly, the king did this. |
| 29 | it-ta-an-pa-ah tu-uq-ma-tim qe2-re#-eb#? [ma-a]-tim#? | (Sum) He sat down in the midst of the sea(?) (Akk) He stood in the middle of the ocean(?) |
| 30 | we-de-nu-usz2-szu et,-lum u2-ul i-la-ak ge-er-ra#-[am] | The young man will not go to the extispicy. |
| 31 | _lugal_ zi-ik-ru-usz2 {d}da-gan e-te9-el2-ma | king of the ziggurat, Dagan, descendant |
| 32 | is,-s,a-am-ma-ar e-li mu-ti ki-im-ti-szu | “He smote the people of his land, |
| 33 | zi-im-ri-li-im zi-ik-ru-usz2 {d}da-gan e-te9-el2-ma | Zimrī-Lîm (is) the prayer of Dagan. |
| 34 | tu-uk-la-as-su {d}i-tur2-me-er ur-sza-nu | Itur-mēr, hero |
| 35 | i-mu-ur-ma it-ta-szu a-pi2-la-am e-te9-el2 ma-ti-szu#? | he saw, and with him a fox descended; his land |
| 36 | _lugal_ li-ib-ba-szu da-na-na-am us,-ba-am | the king, his heart, will become strong. |
| 37 | i-la-ak ad-du-um i-na szu-me-li-szu | “Addû will go, in his hand |
| 38 | er3-ra da-pi2-nu-um-ma i-na im-ni-szu | (Sum) It is a bitter cry, in its roar (Akk) In its wailing, bitter cry |
| 39 | usz-ta-as,-bi-it ki-is,-ri-szu i-na a-ah ha-bu-ur | he had his kiṣrīšu cut off from the side of the quay. |
| 40 | mu-sza-am-ma a-na pa-ni-szu-nu e-bi-ir | “The night before them, he smote the enemy. |
| 41 | is3-si _dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ u2-za-ak-ki | Issi, sons of the diviner, cleared |
| 42 | {d}utu qu2-ra-du-um i-ta-ap-la-an-ni | Šamaš, the warrior, approached me, |
| 43 | u4-ma-am an-ne2-e-em a-ka-am-mi na-ak-ri# | On this day, the enemy land |
| 44 | et,-lu-ia ti-is,-ma-ra da#-[na-na]-am#? | My young man, look with favor upon me! |
| 45 | hu-us-sa3 na-ak-ri-ku-nu ki-[i x x x]-x | your enemies like ... |
| 46 | qar-ra-du-szu isz-mu-u2 zi-ki#-[ir sza-ap-ti-szu?] | his warriors heard the utterance of his lips |
| 47 | ki-i 1(disz) hu-ha-ri-im is3-hu-pu# [na-ak-ri-szu-nu] | like one ḫaḫarum he smashed their enemy |
| 48 | sza ip-pa-ar-szi-du [...] | (Sum) (His word) is a flood that wipes out the land (Akk) The one who wipes away the land |
| 49 | sza i-ti-qu2 s,e-di-ir [...] | (Sum) The one who passes by, the sheepfold ... (Akk) (The one) who passes, the flock ... |
| 50 | zi-im-ri-li-im na-[...] | Zimrī-Lim |
| 51 | mi-isz-li na#?-[ak-ri ...] | “At the edge of the enemy land ... |
| 52 | zu-bi# [...] | Its teeth ... |
| 53 | _lugal_ x-[...] | the king ... |
| 54 | HI-x [...] | ... ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]-am# ih-pi2 | ... has stolen ... |
| 2 | [x x x x] u2#-sza-asz-ki-in | ... he set up |
| 3 | [x x x] u2-ma-al-li ma-a-tam | ... he filled the land |
| 4 | [sza zi-im-ri]-li-im i-pu-lu ze-er-tam | of Zimrī-Lîm, they made a scepter |
| 5 | [u2]-ul# ib-lu-t,u2 szu-nu im-tu-tu | They did not live, they died. |
| 6 | [isz]-tu _lugal_ ik-szu-du ha-da-an-szu | After the king had defeated him, |
| 7 | [i]-ru-ub ma-ha-ar nu-na-am-ni-ir | entered before Nanamnir. |
| 8 | [i]-na# e-ki-si-iq-qa _siskur2-re_-szu iq-qi2 | in Ekisiqqa he presented his offering. |
| 9 | [qe2]-re-eb ter-qa{ki} na-ra-ma-at {d}da-gan | in Terqa beloved of Dagan |
| 10 | ba-la-t,a3-am he-gal2-la-am u3 da-na-na-am | Life, abundance and strength |
| 11 | it-ti {d}da-gan zi-im-ri-li-im i-ri-isz | with Dagan Zimrī-Lîm he married. |
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