ARM 01, 003 (P254204)

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, Damascus, Syria

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National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

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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

10.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {d}]nergal# pa-al-hi-im? sza ke-em iq-be2-em
2. [qi2-bi2]-ma
3. [um]-ma# ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a u3 pa-li-ih-ka-a-ma
5. isz-tu s,i2-ti-ia ma-am-ma-an
6. sza# a-na! _dingir_ u2-qa2-al-li#-lu u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi
7. ka-lu-szu me#-a sza _dingir_-ma u2-ka-al
8. pa-na-nu-um i-la-kab-ka-bu-u2
9. u3 ia-gi-id-li-im ni-isz _dingir_ dan-na-am
10. i-na bi-ri-ti-szu-nu iz3-ku-ru-ma
11. [{disz}]i-la-kab-ka-bu-u2 a-na ia-gi-id-li-im-ma
12. [u2]-ul u3-qa2-al-le-el
13. {disz}[ia-gi]-id-li-im-ma a-na i-la-kab-ka-bu-u2
14. u3-[qa2]-al-le-el te-el-qe2-e-ma ta-sza-al-szu
15. [u3 a-na] i-di i-la-kab-ka-bu-u2 ta-al-li-ik-ma
16. {disz}[i-la]-kab#-ka-bu-u2 _bad3_-szu iq-qu2-ur
17. [u3 _dumu_]-szu# ia-ah-du-li-im ik-szu-ud
18. [u3 asz-szum] qu3-ul-lu-ul-ti ia-gi-id-li#-im#
19. [sza a-na i-la]-kab#-ka-bu-u2 u3-[qa2-al-li-lu]
20. [i-nu-ma] {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur i-[na _{gesz}gu-zu e2_ a-bi-szu]
21. [i-ru-bu a-na] ia#-gi#-id#-li-im
22. [u2-ul u3-qa2-al-le-el]
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reverse
1. [...]-bi#? [...]
2. [asz-szum qu3-ul-lu-ul-ti] sza# a-na {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
3. u2-[qa2-al-li]-lu
4. u3 [sza {munus}x-x]-i-na# sza#? sza _dingir_ u2-ka-al-lu
5. x-[... su]-mu-ia-ma-am# ia#-ah-du-li-im
6. isz#-tu# ma#-ri{ki} id#-ki#-szu
7. {disz}su-mu-ia-ma-am qa-tam sza# a-bi-szu#-ma
8. {disz}ia-ah-du-un-li-im ir-t,u2-ub# i-te#-ep#-pu-sza-am
9. u3 la szi-na-ti i-na qa-ti-szu# [i-pu-usz2]-ma
10. _e2_-ka sza _lugal-mesz_ pa-nu-ut-tum# i-[pu-szu] iq-qu2#-ur# u3 _e2 dam_-ni i-pu-usz2
11. ta-al-li-ik-ma ta-sza-al-szu# u3 _ARAD2-mesz_-szu-ma
12. i-du-ku-szu#
13. te-el-qe2-ma a-ah {i7}buranun-na# ka#-lu#-sza#
14. [a-na] qa#-at {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur tu-ut-te#-er#
15. [ak-ki]-ma# qu3-ul-lu-ul#-[ti] su#-mu#-ia-ma#-am#
16. [sza a-na {d}]utu-szi-{d}iszkur# u2-qa2-al-li-lu#
17. [a-al ma-ri{ki}] u3 a-na# {i7}buranun-na x
18. [a-na qa-ti-szu tu-ut]-te-er el#-te#-qe2-e-ni-ma
19. [a-na szar?-ru?]-ut# ma-ri{ki} isz-ku-na-an-ni
20. [isz-tu szar?-ru?]-ut# ma-ri{ki} isz-ku-na-an-na
21. [...] ma#-ri{ki} sza isz-ku-na-an-na
22. [a-na-ku ... szu-ma]-am# da-re-e-em
23. [u3 ...] bi?-it a-wi-lu-tim
24. [...] ak#-kum
left
column 1
1. [i-na-an]-na# _dumu_ it-ti-ia# mi-nam#
2. [te-el-qe2-e] pa-nu-ut-tum ma-tam ra-pa-asz-tam
3. [it-ti-ka-ma i] ri-szu i-na-an-na a-na-ku
4. [it-ti-ka na]-pi2-isz-tam u2 pe2-er-ha-am e-ri-isz
5. [a-na sza i-ba]-al-lu-t,u2 i-ne2-ka la ta-na-asz-szi
column 2
1. ma#-a-tum#-ma# la ba-[la-at,]
2. i-na an-ni#?-[a-tim ...]
3. i-na e-li#? [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 10.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 3

    [Dossin1946ARM1] Dossin, Georges. 1946. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 1. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

    Ia-as2-ma-ah-d.Addu a-na[...]

  • history: MARI 4, p.293-343, p. 339-342

    [Charpin1985Zimri-Lim] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1985. “La Prise Du Pouvoir Par Zimri-Lim.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 4: 293–343.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 72 no. 931

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-05-12 at 17:41:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-29 at 08:44:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-12 at 11:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Durand, Jean-Marie; Price, Jason R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 01, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254204.
ARM 01, 003 artifact entry (No. P254204). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254204 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254204 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254204},
}


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