FM 07, 004 (P479789)

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 ha-lu-ra-bi [ARAD2-ka-a]-ma#
3. _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2 elam#-[ma_ ik]-szu#-du-nim-ma
4. i-nu-ma t,e4-em-szu-nu id-di-nu
5. i-na t,e4-mi-szu-nu ni-iz-zi-iz
6. re-esz15 t,e4-mi-szu-nu ki-a-am id-di-nu
7. um-ma _sukkal_ e-la-am-tim-ma ki-a-am
8. [ta]-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma mi#-im#-ma
9. [...] a#?-na# pi4 _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ia-ma
10. [...] x-ma _ARAD2-mesz_-ka
11. [...]-UB-BU-tu
12. [...]-ti#-ik?-szu sza-nu-um
13. [...] x-x-ka
2-3 lines missing
reverse
2 lines missing
1'. [... ma]-ha#-ar#
2'. [{d}]iszkur sza ha-la-ab{ki} li-isz-sza-ki-in
3'. [mi]-im-ma u2-ul ad-di-in-szum
4'. [i-na-an]-na szum-ma ta-sza-ap-pa-ra-am {gesz}qa-asz-tam
5'. [lu]-ud#-di-in-szum
6'. mi-im-ma _lugal_ sza ka-ar-s,i2-ka
7'. a#-na s,e-ri-ia i-sza-ap-pa-ra-am
8'. ma-ah-ri-tam-ma a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ak-kum
9'. ak-ki-ma ge-er-ra-am la pe2-te-em
10'. te-ep-te-ma i-na pa-ni _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri
11'. sza _lugal-mesz_ ka-li-szu-nu
12'. _[dumu]-mesz_ szi-ip-ri-ka a-na s,e-ri-ia
13'. ta#-asz-pu-ra-am

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	P479789
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479789

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 00573

References

primary: FM 7, no. 4

[Durand2002FM7] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2002. Le Culte d’Addu d’Alep et l’affaire d’Alahtum. Florilegium Marianum 7. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
history: FM 1, p. 39-52, p. 51 n. 64a

[Durand1992espionnage] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1992. “Espionnage et Guerre Froide: La Fin de Mari.” In Florilegium Marianum. Recueil d’études En l’honneur de Michel Fleury, edited by Jean-Marie Durand, 39–52. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
citation: MDP 58 (pp. 341-354), p. 349

[Charpin2013MDP58] Charpin, Dominique. 2013. “«Ainsi Parle l’empereur» à Propos de La Correspondance Des Sukkal-Mah ,” Mémoires de la Délégation archéologique en Iran , 58: 341–54.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 13:03:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-17 at 15:17:43	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 07, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479789.

FM 07, 004 artifact entry (No. P479789). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479789 (Original work published 2015)

FM 07, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479789 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479789},
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Cite this Artifact

“FM 07, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479789.

FM 07, 004 artifact entry (No. P479789). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479789 (Original work published 2015)

FM 07, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479789 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {FM 07, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479789},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P479789
LB  - CDLI:P479789
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - FM 07, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479789
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