FM 06, 012 (P479734)

Letter tablet excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma nu-ur2-{d}utu _ARAD2_-ka-ma
3. _erin2-mesz_ be-li2-ia sza-li-im _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
4. i-na qa-t,a2-ra#{ki} wa-szi-ib 2(disz) _lu2_ mu-na-bi-tu
5. in-na-bi-tu-nim-ma ki-a-am t,e4-ma-am id-di-nu-nim
6. _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} i-na qa-t,a2-ra{ki} ku-us,4-s,i2
7. ip#-pe2-esz# u3 a-na ma-at szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}
8. [pa]-nu#-szu sza-ak-nu u3 qar-ni-li-im
9. a-na ma-ti-szu a-na 4(disz) li-mi _tug2 hi-a_
10. a-na _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} na-da-nim ir-ta-ga-am
11. u3 ad-mu-ra-bi isz-pu-ur-ma
12. 3(disz) _lu2_ a-si-ri i-na li-bi _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
13. [il]-qu2#?-nim-ma u3 szu-nu ki-a-am-ma
14. [t,e4-ma]-am# id-di-nu-ne2-szi-im
15. {disz}za-zi-ia _erin2_-szu u3 _erin2_ til-la-ti-szu
16. ka#-lu-szi-na ip-tah-ra-ni-szum
reverse
1. i-na# e-be2-ri-im ug-da-me-ra-am
2. t,e4-ma-am sza al-ma-du a-na be-li2-ia
3. asz-tap-ra-am u3 isz-tu i-na-an-na
4. t,e4-mi a-na be-li2-ia sa-di-ir
5. a-nu-um-ma lu2-{d}iszkur u3 giri3-ni-sa6
6. asz-szum _tug2 hi-a_ sza be-li2 a-na s,a-bi-szu na-da-nam
7. iq-bu-u2 at,-t,ar-da-asz-szu-nu-ti
8. be-li2 la i-ka-al-la-asz-szu-nu-ti
9. ar-hi-isz li-it,-ru-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma
10. pa-ni s,a-bi-im la i-s,a-li-mu
11. _erin2-mesz_ be-li2-ia ka-s,i2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P479734
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479734

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number	NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number	A 01048

References

primary: FM 6, p.169-194, no. 12

[Joannès2002généraux] Joannès, Francis. 2002. “Lettres de Généraux Babyloniens.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 169–94. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
citation: LAPO 16, p. 185

[Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-13 at 14:38:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479734.

FM 06, 012 artifact entry (No. P479734). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479734 (Original work published 2015)

FM 06, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479734 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479734},
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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479734.

FM 06, 012 artifact entry (No. P479734). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479734 (Original work published 2015)

FM 06, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479734 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {FM 06, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479734},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P479734
LB  - CDLI:P479734
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - FM 06, 012 artifact entry
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