FM 06, 080 (P479787)

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma ha-am-mi-sza-gi-isz
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. tup-pa-am sza be-li2 u2-sza-bi-lam esz-me
6. be-li2 ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi 2(disz) am-ma-tim
7. pi2-i _i7-da_ szu-up-pi2-il-ma
8. me-e ma-du#-tim# le#-qe2-e-em pi2-i _i7-da_
9. u2-sza-ap-pa-al a-na szi-ip-ri-im e-pe2-szi-im
10. a#-hu-um u2#-ul# na-di
11. u3 me-e ma-du#-tim
12. sza sze-be2-e _e2-gal_-lim u3 mu-usz-ke-nim
reverse
1. a#-le-eq-qe-e-[em]
2. sza-ni-tam be-li2 ki#-a-am isz-pu#-ra#-[am]
3. um-ma-a-mi as-su-ur-re _i7-da gal#_
4. i-ma-at,-t,i3-ma mu-u2 a-na _i7-da_ ma#-asz-qi2-tim
5. i-ma-at,-t,u2-u2 an-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am
6. isz-tu ka-ak#-ka-bu-um ni-rum isz-hi-t,a3-am
7. a-di _u4 1(u)-kam_-ma mu-u2 2(disz) u2-ba-na-tim
8. 3(disz) u2-ba-na-tim i-ma-at,-t,u2-u2
9. wa-ar-ka-nu-um u4-mu-um 2(disz) u2-ba-na-tim
10. u4-mu-um 3(disz) u2-ba-na-tim _i7-da_ i-ma-al-la

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	P479787
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479787

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 00081

References

primary: FM 6, p.517-538, no. 80

[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.
history: Techniques et pratiques hydro-agricoles…, BAH 136, p. 137 n. 135 and p. 142

[sec128880] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-02-26 at 11:10:45	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, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479787.

FM 06, 080 artifact entry (No. P479787). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479787

FM 06, 080 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479787 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479787},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479787.

FM 06, 080 artifact entry (No. P479787). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479787

FM 06, 080 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479787 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2015FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {FM 06, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479787},
}

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DA  - 2015/2/28/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P479787
LB  - CDLI:P479787
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - FM 06, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479787
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