FM 06, 026 (P479747)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia [qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um-ma ia-as2-si-[{d}da-gan _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma]
3. isz-tu _u4_-mi-im sza a-na li-ib-bi ma-a-tim# ak#-[szu-du]
4. s,a-bu-um _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki} sza# isz#-tu e2-gal-la-[tim{ki}]
5. isz-sze-e-em-ma a-na li-ib#-bi# qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} i#-[ru-bu]
6. sze-em sza i-na a-la-ne2-e sza i-ta-at a-lim{ki} i-ba?-[asz-szu]
7. ih-szu#-usz2-ma a-na li-ib-bi qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} usz-te-[ri-ib-szu]
8. _u4_-mu-szu#? i-re-qu2-ma qa-tam isz-ku-un-ma s,u-ba-at{ki#} [(...)]
9. u3 ka-ap-ra-tim{ki} sza i-ta-at qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} it-ta#-sa#?-[ha-am]
10. _iti_ {d}nin-bi-ri _u4 4(disz)-kam_ is-su2-uh-ma
11. s,a-bu-um szu-u2 isz-tu qa-t,a2-ra-a{ki} isz-szi-ma
12. i-na ta-gi-da{ki} it-ta-sza-ab sza-ne2-em _u4_-um-szu
13. isz-tu ta-gi-da{ki} isz-szi-ma a-na hi-s,a-ri-im{ki}
14. i-te-ti-iq isz-tu hi-s,a-ri-im{ki} isz!-szi-ma ba-za-ha-tu-ia sza wa-ar-ki
15. s,a-bi-im sza-a-tu ra-ak-sa i-na nu-sa-ri{ki} i-zi-bu-ni-isz-szu ge-er-ri ra-bu-tim
16. sza e2-gal-la-tim{ki} is-sa3-ba-at t,e4-ma-am sza-a-tu u2-ki-in-ma a-na s,e#-er# bu-nu-isz8-tar2
17. {disz}ha-ad-nu-ra-bi u3 _lugal-mesz_ ti-il-la-tim sza i-na ka-ra-na-a{ki}
18. wa-asz-bu a-na sza#-ap-ti-szu-nu la-ma-di-im _gal-mar-tu_ babila2{ki} it,-ru-da-am-ma
19. _lugal-mesz_ szu-nu [ke]-em isz7-ta-lu um-ma-a-mi isz-tu _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
20. ur-ta-am-mu ni-nu a-na s,e-er za-zi-ia
21. i ni-il-li-ik it-ti-szu i ni-in-ne-mi-id
22. a-na ma#?-at#? an-da#?-ri#?-[ig?{ki}] i# ni#-is#-ni#-iq#-ma
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reverse
  about 4 lines missing
1'. i#-na# a#-la#-ne#-e# sza# i#-na# x x x [...]
2'. 1(disz) 2(disz) a-lam{ki} sza it#-ti-ku-nu na-ak-ru sza ma#?-[am-ma-an]
3'. la i-ir-ri-szu i?-nu-ma sza i-na _u4 2(disz)-kam u4 3(disz)-kam_
4'. a-lam{ki} sza-a-tu ta-s,a-ab-ba-ta he-pe2-e-ma
5'. sza-al-la-tam s,a-bu-um li-ku-ul s,a-bu-um re-qu2-us-su2
6'. la i-tu-ur2-ra-am an-ni-tam mu-ut-ha-ad-qi2-im
7'. u3 _gal-mesz mar-tu lu2_ babila2{ki} i-na t,e4-em ra-ma-ni-szu-nu
8'. id-bu-bu-nim a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am ma-la al-ma-du
9'. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz2-tap-ra-am szum-ma _lugal-mesz_ til-la-tum
10'. a-na ma-a-at an-da-ri-ig{ki} ih-ha-ab-tu-ma
11'. {disz}za-zi-ia la il-li-ik t,e4-em-ni lu-u2 ki-i
12'. u2-lu-ma s,a-bu-um _lu2_ babila2{ki}
13'. a-na [a]-la-ne2-e sza a-szar mu-ut-ha-ad-qi2-im pa-ni-szu-nu
14'. is-sa3-ab-tu-ma i-re#-[ed]-du?-szu-nu-ti
15'. it-ti s,a-bi-im sza-a-tu ni-il#-la#-ak u2-lu! ki-i
16'. be-li2 li-isz-ta-al#-ma ar-hi-isz
17'. me-he-er t,e4-mi-ia an-ni-im isz-tu ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia
18'. li-s,i2-pa-am sza-ni-tam ki-ma sza i-na pa-ni#-tim# a#-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
19'. asz-pu-ra-am _lugal?_ ha?-al?-ma-[an]{ki} [...]
20'. a-na ma-a-at ha-al-ma-an{ki#} [...]
21'. [x x x nu li? x ...]
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1". ma-tum sza-ni-tum u2-ul i-ba-asz-[szi ...]
left
column 1
1. asz-szum ki-a-am s,a-bu-um _lu2#_ esz3#-[nun-na]{ki}
2. a-na ma-ti-szu ur-ta-[am]-mi#
3. [be-li2 an]-ni#-tam lu-u2 i-de
column 2
1. [a-na be]-li2-ia t,e4-mi
2. an-[ne2-em]
3. [asz2-tap-ra-am]
column 3
1. _iti#_ {d#}[nin-bi-ri]
2. [_u4 2(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FM 6, p.211-274, no. 26

    [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.

  • history: FM 2, p.55-82, p. 67

    [Bonechi1994Yaqqim-Addu] Bonechi, Marco, and Amalia Catagnoti. 1994. “Compléments à La Correspondance de Yaqqim-Addu, Gouverneur de Saggarâtum.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire de Maurice Birot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 55–82. Florilegium Marianum 2. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

  • history: RA 81, p.125-146, p. 135 n. 31

    [Charpin1987TellRimah] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1987. “Le Nom Antique de Tell Rimah.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 81: 125–46.

  • history: ARM 26/2, p. 484

    [Charpin1988ARM26/2] Charpin, Dominique, Bertrand Lafont, Sylvie Lackenbacher, and Francis Joannès. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/2. Archives Royales de Mari 26/2. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: MARI 5, p.199-234, p. 203

    [Durand1987fantômes] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1987. “Villes Fantômes de Syrie et Autres Lieux.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 199–234.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 256

    [Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 01180

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-02-13 at 17:04:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479747.
FM 06, 026 artifact entry (No. P479747). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479747 (Original work published 2015)
FM 06, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479747 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {FM 06, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479747},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479747.
FM 06, 026 artifact entry (No. P479747). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479747 (Original work published 2015)
FM 06, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479747 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {FM 06, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479747},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P479747
LB  - CDLI:P479747
M1  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - FM 06, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479747
ER  -
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