FM 06, 009 (P479731)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x i-na [...]
2'. [...] t,e4#-em na-we-e-im#
3'. [a]-na# s,e-ri-ia u2-ul sa-di-ir
4'. an#-ni-tam be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am na-wu-um
5'. [i]-na* li-ib-bi ma-a-tim sa3-ap-ha-at
  Coll. Durand, Amurru 3 (2004) p. 123 n. 65
6'. i-mi-it-ti na-we-e-im _kur_ e-bi-ih
7'. u3 szu-me2-el-sza ta-al-ha-iu-um{ki}
8'. isz-tu ra-za-ma-a{ki} ia-sa-an as,-ba-tam-ma
9'. {disz}bu-nu-isz8-tar2 zu-zu-u2 sa-am-si-e-ra-ah
10'. {disz}i-ni-isz-ul-me u3 sa3-am-bu-ga-ni#
11'. ap#-qi2-id a-na pu-hu-ur _lugal-mesz_ szu-ut
12'. [{disz}ha-ia3]-su-u2-um sa-am-me-e-tar#
13'. [u3 _lugal]-mesz#_ i-da-ma-ra-as, ka-la-szu-nu#
14'. [a-na ma-la-ha]-tim{ki} sza sa-ri-im
15'. [at,-ru]-us#-<su2>-nu-ti-ma ap-qi2-is-su-nu-[ti]
reverse
1. u3# a#-wa#-tim ki#-a-am as,-ba-as-su2-nu-szi-im
2. um-ma a-na-ku-ma isz-tu pa-na u3 wa-ar-ka
3. ha-na-_mesz_ re-u2-ka u3 at-ta _lu2-engar_-szu
4. i-na-an-na am-mi-nim sze-em szi-pa-a-at
5. ha-na-_mesz_ ta-ak-la-a
6. an-ne2-e-tim u3 ma-da-tim-ma ad-bu-ub-szu-nu-szi-im
7. [i-na] a-wa-tim li-ib-<bi>-szu-nu u2-ni-ih-ma
8. [i-na-an]-na# da-mi-iq-tam 2(ban2) 1(disz) _sila3 i3_
9. [n] _ansze-ta-am3_ sze-em szi-pa-a-tam
10. [a-na _lu2_ ha]-na-_mesz_ isz-ku-nu i-sza-ri-isz
11. [a-na be]-li2#?-ia i-da-ab-bu-bu
12. [t,e4-em i]-ba#-al-{d}iszkur _lugal_ asz2-la-ak-ka-a{ki}
13. [u3 ...] as,#-ba#-as#-su2-nu-szi-im
14. [um-ma a-na-ku]-ma be-li2
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left
1. [... ke]-em# iq#-bi#? um-ma-a-mi
2. [...] u3# i-ba-al-pi2-dingir
3. [... pi2-qi2-it]-ti-ku-nu pa#-aq-da-[at]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FM 6, p.119-168, no. 9

    [Guichard2002Šubartum] Guichard, Michaël. 2002. “Le Šubartum Occidental à l’avènement de ZimrÎ-Lîm.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 119–68. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

  • history: ARM 26/2, p. 121

    [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: SEL 08 (pp. 81-97), p. 85c

    [Durand1991SEL8] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1991. “L’Emploi Des Toponymes Dans l’onomastique d’époque Amorrite (I) Les Noms En Mut-.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 8: 81–97.

  • history: MARI 8, p.597-673, p. 634 n. 447

    [Durand1997nomspropres] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. “Études Sur Les Noms Propres d’époque Amorrite, I: Les Listes Publiées Par G. Dossin.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 8: 597–673.

  • history: CRRAI 46 = Amurru 3, p.111-197, p. 123

    [Durand2004peuplement] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2004. “Peuplement et Sociétés à l’époque Amorrite (I) Les Clans Bensim’alites.” In Nomades et Sédentaires Dans Le Proche-Orient Ancien. Compte Rendu de La XLVIe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (Paris, 10-13 Juillet 2000), edited by Christophe Nicolle, 111–97. Amurru 3. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 03901

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 12:36:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-02-13 at 13:22:55 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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479731.
FM 06, 009 artifact entry (No. P479731). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479731 (Original work published 2015)
FM 06, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479731 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {FM 06, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479731},
}


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TI  - FM 06, 009 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“FM 06, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479731.
FM 06, 009 artifact entry (No. P479731). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479731 (Original work published 2015)
FM 06, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479731 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).
@misc{2024FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {FM 06, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479731},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P479731
LB  - CDLI:P479731
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - FM 06, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479731
ER  -
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