ARM 01, 016 (P254217)

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

60.0 mm × 41.0 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-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-am#
6. sza s,u2-up-ri-e-ra-ah
7. u2-sza-bi-lam
8. usz-ta-bi-la-ak-kum szi-me-szu
9. [asz]-szum 1(disz) me s,a-bi-im a-na s,e#-ri-szu
10. t,a3-ra-di-im isz-pu-ra-am
11. ki-ma _lu2_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i
12. ni-ip-pe2-usz
13. sza s,a-al-lam i-de-ku-ma
14. a-na sza i-na-at,-t,a3-lu
15. _ninda zi3_ la i-na-ad-di-nu
reverse
1. i-na-an-na ni-nu ki-a-am#
2. ni-ip-pe2#-[esz]
3. a-na sza _sze_-im la i-szu-u2
4. u3 s,a-ba-am la [i]-ri-szu# [s,a-ba]-am ni-it-ta-na-di-in
5. a-na an-ni-[im sza _sze_]-em# i-szu-u2
6. u3 s,a-ba#-am# a-[na szu-ku]-li#-im
7. i-ri-szu s,a-ba-am u2-ul ni-na-ad-di-in-szu
8. 1(disz) me s,a-ba-am i-di-in-szum-ma
9. i-na ha-al-s,i-szu
10. [li]-szi-ib u3 li-sza-ki-il-szu
11. [ha]-la#-as-su2 ra-bi 1(disz) me s,a-bu-um szu-u2
12. [i-na] ha#-al-s,i2-szu li-szi-ib-ma
13. [ha-la]-as#-su2 li-sza-al-lim
14. [_iti_ ...] _u4# 3(disz)?-kam_
15. [t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e]-em
16. [usz-ta-bi-la-kum]

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 41.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 16

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 471 no. 301

    [Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. 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
2014-04-12 at 11:17:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-12 at 11:12:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:36 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, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254217.
ARM 01, 016 artifact entry (No. P254217). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254217 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254217 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254217},
}


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