FM 06, 079 (P479786)

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# ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ta-ri-im-sza-ki-im#
4. ARAD2#-ka#-a#-ma
5. isz-tu ka#-ak-ka-bu-um ni-rum
6. isz-hi-t,u2 mu-u2 i#-na _i7_ pu#-ra#-tim#
7. e#-li sza# sza#-da#-ag#-di-im
8. [im]-t,u2#-ma [ma]-al# 4(disz)# u2-ba-na-tim
9. [im-t,u2]-u2#? u3# i-na _i7-da# {d}hilib_
10. [mu-u2 e-li] sza# mi-ne2-tim im-t,u2-u2
11. [ki-ma mu-u2 a]-di#-ni la# i-ba#-lu#
12. a-di# u4-mi#-im an-ni-im u2-ul ah#-t,u2#-ut
13. [...] x sza#? _lu2_ na-sza#-x-x
14. [...]-x
16. [...]-ma#?
(a few lines missing)
reverse
1. [...] mi#? [...]
2. [i-na-an-na s,a]-ba#-am sza ha-la-as,
3. [ma-ri]{ki} 4(u) ki-na-te-e
4. [at,-ru]-ud-ma 1(disz) li-im 5(disz) me e-pi2-isz-tum#
5. i#-na# [_ka2_] na#-ah-lim i-ba-asz#-szu-u2
6. x x [x] x x x x it/sza?-tim
7. [x]-x [...] ba? x nim#? [x x]-i
8. [...]
9. x-ha-[...]
10. i-na ma#?-[...]
11. AZ-x-[...]
12. isz-[...]
13. AN-x-[...]
14. u3#? [...]
15. a#-na# [...]
(a few lines missing)

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	P479786
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479786

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 07633

References

primary: FM 6, p.517-538, no. 79

[Reculeau2002calendrier] Reculeau, Hervé. 2002. “Lever d’astres et Calendrier Agricole à Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 517–38. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-02-26 at 11:06:00	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, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479786.

FM 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P479786). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479786

FM 06, 079 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479786 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479786},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479786.

FM 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P479786). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479786

FM 06, 079 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479786 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2015FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {FM 06, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479786},
}

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DA  - 2015/2/28/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P479786
LB  - CDLI:P479786
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - FM 06, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479786
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