FM 06, 023 (P479744)

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] ia-tap-hu-um _ARAD2_-ka#-[a-ma]
3. [isz-tu] _iti# 3(disz)-kam_ asz-szum szu-zu-ub# [_e2-gal_-la-tim]{ki#}
4. [a-na] be#-li2-ia asz2-ta-pa-ra-[am]
5. [ne2-eh]-ra-rum u2-ul ib-ba-szi-[ma]
6. [na-ak]-ru# a-na na-ri-im u2-s,u2-nim#-[ma]
7. [a-lam] ki#-da{ki} i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ dan-[nu-tim]
8. [is,-ba-tu i-na] ki# ma#-s,i2 _u4_-mi im-[ta-aq-tu]-u2
9. [x x x x x i-na]-an#-na# [...]
10. [... a-lam _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}]
11. [u3 asz]-szu#-ur{ki} i-na-[as-sa3-ah]
12. _szu#-gi#-mesz nita-mesz munus#-mesz dumu-gaba-mesz#_
13. [a]-lam# _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} u3 asz-szu-ur#[{ki}]
14. i-na-as-sa3-ah u3 i-na la# wa#-ta-ar
15. isz#-tu a-la-ni# [szu-nu]-ti#
16. [i-na-as-sa3-hu a-lam _e2]-gal_-la-tim{ki}
17. [u3 asz-szu-ur{ki}]
18. [ki-ma] ka-la-[am la ni-le-u2]
19. [nu-na]-qa-ar [i-na-an-na]
reverse
1. [na-sa3]-ha-am i-s,a-ab-ba-at-ma#
2. ki-ma ne2#-eh-ra-rum a-na a-lim _e2-gal_-la-tim
3. u3 asz-szu-ur{ki} la ib-ba-szu-u2
4. a-na le-[em]-nim# u2-ta-ar-ma
5. x x [...] pa-ni-szu
6. i#?-hu#-[zu? x x a-na] mi#-nim# be-li2 a-na a-lim
7. _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki} u3 asz-szu-ur{ki}
8. a-ah-szu na-di wa-ar-ki a-[la]-ne2#-e szu-nu-[ti]
9. na-sa3-hi-im u2-ul i-si-il-ti ma-a-tim#
10. ka-li-sza ip-ta-t,a3-[ar]-ma
11. a#-na le-em-nim! it-tu-ur2#-szu
12. [be-li2] it-ti _lugal-mesz_ sza ni-isz# _dingir-mesz_
13. [iz-ku]-ru# li-isz-ta-pa-ar# [t,e4]-em#?-szu-nu#
14. [s,a-bi]-it# _lugal-mesz_ szu-nu it-ti [be-li2-ia]
15. [li-ik]-pu#-du-ma
16. [a-lam _e2-gal_-la]-tim#{ki} u3 asz-szu-ur{ki}
17. [be-li2 li]-sze-zi-ib
18. [isz]-tu# pa-ak-ki a-lim asz2-la-ka#{ki}
19. [be]-li2# it-ta-na-as2-ha-[ru]
left
1. [sza szu-zu-ub a-lim _e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}]
2. [u3 asz-szu-ur{ki} be]-li2# li-pu-sza#-am [(x)]

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	P479744
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479744

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	M 05038

References

primary: FM 6, p.211-274, no. 23

[Ziegler2002Ekallâtum] Ziegler, Nele. 2002. “Le Royaume d’Ekallâtum et Son Horizon Géopolitique.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 211–74. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-02-13 at 16:25:56	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, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479744.

FM 06, 023 artifact entry (No. P479744). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479744

FM 06, 023 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479744 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479744},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479744.

FM 06, 023 artifact entry (No. P479744). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479744

FM 06, 023 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479744 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2015FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {FM 06, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479744},
}

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DA  - 2015/2/28/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P479744
LB  - CDLI:P479744
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - FM 06, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479744
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