ARM 01, 017 (P254218)

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

Museum Number

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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 × 53.0 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. wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ni-im
6. sza-ne2-em _u4_-um-szu _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri#
7. _lu2_ te-el-mu-nu-u2{ki} isz-tu su-ba-[at-{d}en-lil2]{ki}
8. us,-s,u2-nim 1(u) _lu2_ la-ap-nu-tim a-na [ka]-sza#-di#-szu-nu
9. sza it-ti-szu-nu i-la-ku
10. _lu2-mesz_ sza#-ru-tum# li-gu-ru-szu-nu-[ti]-ma#
11. i-na ig-ri-szu-nu ni-szu-szu-nu u2-ba-la-t,u2
12. u3 szu-nu ha-du-ma i-la-ku-[nim]
13. _lu2-mesz_ sza-ru-tim ta-t,a3#-ar-ra-ad-ma
14. isz-tu _kaskal_ i-pa-at,-t,a3-ru mi-im-ma _lu2_ sza-ru-tim
15. la ta-t,a3-ar-ra-ad
16. _3(u) udu-nita-hi-a_
17. _3(ban2) i3 sag 1(barig) sze-i3-gesz_ i-na nu-hi _kusz_ sza-pi2-ik
18. _3(disz) sila3 numun_ da-pa-ra-nim u3 szi-mi-isz#-sza-la-am#
19. a-na _1(u) lu2-mesz_ u3 _{lu2}tur-mesz_-szu-nu [_lu2_ te]-el#-mu-ni-i
20. _1(disz)-am3_ {kusz}na-da-tim _2(disz)-am3_ {kusz}me-sze-ni#
21. a-na _5(disz) {lu2}ARAD2-mesz_ i-yu-ti-in _1(disz)-am3_ {kusz}na-da-tim# _2(disz)-am3_ {kusz}me-sze-[ni]
22. a-na _7(disz) {lu2}dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni
23. _1(disz)-am3_ {kusz}na-da-tim _2(disz)-am3_ {kusz}[me-sze-ni]
24. a-na _1(u) lu2-mesz_ sza isz-tu [szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}]
25. it-ti-szu-nu i-la-[ku]
reverse
1. _1(disz)-am3_ {kusz#}na-da-tim [_2(disz)-am3_ {kusz}me-sze-ni]
2. a-na _1(u) ansze gu2#-hi-a_ [1(u) {esz2}eb-li sza 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda-am3]
3. _szunigin 5(u) 2(disz)_ {kusz}na-da#-[tim]
4. 1(disz) szu-szi 4(disz) {kusz}me-sze-ni#
5. 1(disz) {kusz}ma-ri-na _gal_
6. 1(u) {kusz}eb-li sza 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ninda-am3_
7. sza pi2-i t,up-pi2-ia an-ne2-i-im
8. lu-u2 ku-un
9. ki-ma _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-[ri] szu-nu <<ti>>
10. i-na ka-sza-di-szu-[nu] ik-[ka]-lu-u2
11. u3 i-na pa-ni-tim _lu2-mesz_ u2-[ul] ik#-lu-u2
12. a-na la-[i]-im aq-bi# um-ma a-na-ku-ma
13. {disz}ha-am-[mi-ti-lu]-u2 re-sza-am [i]-na ma-ri{ki}
14. li-ki-il [i-na-an]-na szu-pu-ur-ma
15. {disz}ha-am-mi-ti-lu-u2 li-it-ru-ni-kum-ma
16. re-esz _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri i-na ma-ri{ki}
17. li-ki-il ki-ma i-na ka-sza-di-szu-nu
18. it-ti-szu-nu i-la-ku
19. u3 s,i2-di-tam ma-li i-ir-ri-szu-ka
20. a-pu-ul-szu-nu-ti

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 × 53.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 17

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 610 no. 417

    [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
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254218.
ARM 01, 017 artifact entry (No. P254218). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254218 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254218 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254218},
}


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