ARM 01, 005 (P254206)

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

Museum Number

NMSD —

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

91.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur a-bu-ka-a-ma
4. at-tu-nu a-na da-a-ak na-ak-ri-im
5. szi-ib-qi3 te-esz3-te-ne2-e u3 te-te-ne2-eg-gi-ra-szu
6. u3 na-ak-rum qa-tam-ma a-na ku-nu-szi-im
7. szi-ib-qi3 isz-te-ni-i u3 i-te-ne2!-gi-ir-ku-nu-ti
8. ki-ma {lu2}mu-usz-ta-ab-s,i2
9. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im szi-ib-qi3 isz7-te-ne2-i
10. as-su2-ur-ri ki-ma te-el-tim ul-li-tim
11. sza um-ma-a-mi ka-al-ba-tum
12. i-na szu-te-bu-ri-sza hu-ub-bu-t,u3-tim
13. u2-li-id
14. at-tu-nu i-na-an-na ki-a-am la te-ep-pe2-sza
15. as#-[su2]-ur#-ri# na-ak-rum i-na szu-ba-a-tim
16. la# [i-te-ne2]-eg#-gi-ir-ku-nu-ti
17. [...] x-x-ku-nu
18. [...]-ni#
19. [...]
20. [sza-ni-tam a-na u2]-ru#-ba-a-at
21. a-li-ia# [la ta]-ta#-na-asz-asz-sa-nim#?
22. ma-ga-al la ta-at#-ta-na-al-ka#
reverse
1. e-le-e a-sza-ri-isz qe2-ru-ub a-di e-li-ia sza [na]-s,a#-[ar] s,a#-bi-im ep-sza
2. asz-szum t,e4-mi-im sza u2-s,ur-pi-lugal
3. u2-wa-e-ra-ak-kum#
4. na-ak-rum sza it-ti li-da-a-ia
5. a-na pa-an isz-me-{d}da-gan usz2-bu
6. tu-uk-ki um-ma-na-a-tim
7. sza a-na s,e-er isz-me-{d}da-gan ip-hu-ra
8. isz-me-ma a-al-szu id-di-i-ma
9. it-be2-e-ma it-ta-la-ak
10. {disz}isz#-[me]-{d}da-gan a-al-szu
11. bu-ru-ul-la-[am]{ki} is,-s,a-ba-at
12. ma-a-at! u2-te-em ka#-la-sza ut,-t,e4-eh u2-ta-asz2-ki-in
13. a-na pi2-i-im isz-te-en usz-te-[szi]-ib-szi
14. s,a-bu-um a-na li-ib-bi ma-a-tim ip-ta-at,-ra-am
15. _u4 2(disz)-kam# [3(disz)-kam]_ i-na _e2-hi-a_-szu-nu
16. i-nu-uh-hu-ma i-pa-ah-hu-ru-nim
17. pa-an s,a-bi-im ka-li-szu a-s,a-ab-ba-tam-ma
18. i-na li-ib-bi _iti#_ an-ni-i-im
19. qa-du-um um-[ma]-na#-a-tim
20. a-na re-esz _a-sza3_-ia a-sza-ri-isz
21. a-ka-asz-sza-dam an-ni-tam lu-u2 ti-de-e
22. a-di e-li-ia sza na-s,a-ar s,a-bi-im-ma
23. e-pu#-usz2
left
1. _iti_ a-bi-im _u4 8(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma
2. t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em isz-tu szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}
3. u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum

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): 91.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • Dossin, Georges. 1946. [ARM 01, 005 (Dossin1946-85754)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 115 no. 517 (1521136)]

    history

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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2014-04-12 at 11:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Ajango, Kelsey M.; Washburn, Jody E.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Price, Jason R.; Durand, Jean-Marie CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 005 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254206.

ARM 01, 005 artifact entry (No. P254206). (2005, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254206

ARM 01, 005 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254206 (Accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  • month = {jan 4},
  • title = {ARM 01, 005 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254206},
}

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