ARM 01, 004 (P254205)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

52.0 mm × 43.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
4. a-bu-ka-a-ma
5. a-lam ni-li-im-ma-ar{ki}
6. sza isz-ma-{d}da-gan la-wu-u2
7. {disz}isz-me-{d}da-gan
8. is,-s,a-ba-at
9. a-di mu-le-e
10. qa-qa-ad a-lim{ki}
11. e-pe2-ru
reverse
1. la ik-szu-du a-lam{ki}
2. u2-ul is,-ba-at
3. isz-tu e-pe2-ru
4. qa-qa-ad a-lim{ki} ik-szu-du
5. a-lam{ki} sza-a-ti is,-s,a-ba-at
6. {disz}isz-me-{d}da-gan sza-lim
7. um-ma-na-tum sza-al-ma
8. um-ma-na-tum ip-ta-at,-ra-nim
9. [a]-na# ha-am-sza-a{ki}
10. ik#-szu-da-nim
11. lu#-u2 ha-de-et

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 4

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

    d.Szamszi.szi-d.Addu a-na Ia-as2-ma-ah-d.Addu

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 59 no. 480

    [Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. 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
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-04-12 at 11:15:04 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, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254205.
ARM 01, 004 artifact entry (No. P254205). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254205 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254205 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254205},
}


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