ARM 01, 010 (P254211)

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

115.0 mm × 58.0 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
5. t,up-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me
6. ki-ma a-lam{ki} ti-il-la-ab-nim{ki} ta-as,#-ba-tu#
7. u3 _lu2#-mesz dumu-mesz_ a-lim{ki} sza-a-ti la ta-du#-ku#
8. tu-ni-ih-hu-szu-nu-ti#-ma tu-wa-asz-sze-ru-[szu]-nu#-ti
9. ma-di-isz da-mi-iq# _1(u)# gu2# ku3-sig17_ ub-ba#-al#
10. we-di i-na pa-ni-tim-ma# [ki]-ma a-lam{ki} ta#-[as,]-ba-tu
11. u2-ul i-de-ma asz-szum [_dumu]-mesz#_ ma-a-at# za-[al]-ma-qi2-im{ki}
12. ki-a-am asz-pu-ra-ak-kum# um#-ma# a-na-ku#-ma
13. _dumu#-mesz_ ma-a-at za-al-[ma-qi2]-im#{ki} sza# [i]-na# sze-eh#-t,im#
14. a-na li-sza-nim i-le-qu2-[u2 u2]-ul ka-tam la te#?-[le-eq-qe2]
15. a-na le-qi2-i-im qi2-isz-tam# i-di-[in]
16. u3 ma-ah-re-e-em-ma sza# i-le-eq#-qu2-ni-ik#-kum#
17. _tug2_ lu-ub-bi-isz u3 a-na li-ib-bi ma-tim# a-na# [a-ma-ri-szu]
18. szu!-ta-we-we-er-szu-ma wu-usz2-sze-er-[szu]
19. ki-ma ma-a-at za-al-ma#-qi2-im{ki!} ka-lu-sza wa-ar#-[ki-szu i-ma-ru]
20. ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bu-u2 um-ma-a-mi be-el-ni ra-sza-ni isz#-te#-et
21. u2-ul i-sza-al-la-la#-an-ne2-ti an-ni-tam i-s,a-ab-ba-tu
22. u2-zu-un-szu-nu i-sza-ak-ka-nu-nim-ma#
23. ki-ma i-nu-ma# a-na ma-a-tim sza-a-ti# [te-el]-le#-i
24. ka-lu-sza ki-ma 1(disz) lu2 ib-ba-[la-ka-ta-ak-kum]
25. ki-a-am e-pu-usz2 an-ni-[tam asz-pu-ra-ak-kum]
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reverse
1. a-na# [...]
2. wu-usz-[sze-er]
3. szi-it-[...] ak? [...]
4. ta-sza-at-ta-aq u3 szu-[... mu-usz-ke-nu-um]
5. u3 ma-a-tum sza i-na-an-na wu#-[usz2-szu-ra-at]
6. ka-lu-szu u2-zu-un-szu a-[na] s,e#-ri-ia [i-sza-ak-ka-an]
7. i-nu-ma a-na ma-a-tim sza#-[a]-ti e-el-le-e-em [mu-usz-ke-nu-um]
8. ka-la-szu i-na _u4 1(disz)-kam_ a-na# s,e-ri-ia ib-ba-la-ak-ka#-at#
9. sza-ni-tam _iti_ {d}dumu-zi ga-me#-[er-ma] i-na u4-mi dam#-qi2-im
10. isz-tu ni-nu-wa-a{ki} a-na szu-ba-at#-{d}en-lil2{ki} ak-szu-dam
11. ri-im-ka-am u3 is3-si-sa-am u2-qa-a
12. u3 s,a-bu-um pa-hi-ir-ma re-sza-am u2-ka#-a-al
13. is3-si-sa-am a-na-aq-qi2-ma i-na sza-ni-im u4-mi-im
14. pa-an s,a#-bi-im a-s,a-ab-ba-tam-ma a-na# ma-[a]-at# za-al-ma-qi2#-[im{ki}]
15. u2-sze-isz#-sze-ra-am {disz}i-szar-li-im i-na szu#-[ba]-at-{d}utu{ki} [li-s,i2-ma]
16. s,a-ba-am ma#-as,#-s,a-ar-ti szu-ba-at-[{d}]utu#{ki#} li-zi-ib#-[ma]
17. ul-li-isz [s,a]-ba-am ka-la-szu li-il#-pu-ut#-ma# a-na hi-[isz-szi-im{ki}]
18. a-na pa-ni-ia# li-it-ta-al-kam
19. u3 re-esz na#-asz#-pa-ar-ti-ia wa-ar-ki-tim
20. i-na hi-isz-szi-im-ma{ki} li-ki-il i-nu-ma asz-tap-ru-szum#
21. s,a-ba-szu i-na hi-isz-szi-im{ki} li-zi-ib u3 szu-u2 a-na ma#?-[ah-ri-ia]
22. a-na ma-am-ma-gi-ra{ki} li-il-li-kam-ma
23. t,e4-em-ku-nu u3 t,e4-em ma-a-tim ga-am-ra-am li-ib-lam
24. _iti_ {d}dumu-zi _u4 3(u)-kam ba-zal_-ma {d}utu er-pe2-et
25. t,up-pi2 an-ni-a-am isz-tu szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}
26. u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 58.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 10

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 52 no. 475

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
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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
2014-04-12 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, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254211.
ARM 01, 010 artifact entry (No. P254211). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254211 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254211 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254211},
}


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