ARM 01, 020 (P254221)

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

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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

45.0 mm × 45.0 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. t,up-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me
6. asz-szum s,a-bi-im bi-ra-a-tim sza tu-ut-tu-ul{ki}
7. u3 ia-ab-li-ia{ki} la pa-t,a3-ri-im
8. [ta]-asz#-pu-ra-am
9. [s,a-bu-um szu]-u2 isz-tu _mu 3(disz)-kam_
10. [u2-ul szu-te-nu-u2]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. isz-tu [qa-t,a3-nim{ki} il-li-kam]
2'. a-na bi-ra-a-tim# sza# [tu-ut-tu-ul{ki}]
3'. u3 a-na ia-ab-li-ia{ki} i-na# [ha-al-s,i2-im]
4'. sza su-ha{ki} sza-ap-li-i-im szu-ku-un
5'. la ta-qa-ab-bi um-ma-a-mi
6'. s,a-bu-um sza isz-tu qa-t,a2-nim{ki}
7'. il-li-kam a-ni-ih-ki-i a-na bi-ir-tim usz2-sza-ab
8'. it-nu-u2 li-te-nu-u2
9'. _1(disz) ku5 iti 1(disz)-kam_ li-szi-ib li-s,i2-ma
10'. _ku5_ sza-nu-u2-um li-ne2-szu
11'. ki-a-am li-te-nu-ma la i-isz-szu-szu
12'. u3 bi-ra-a-tim sza a-la-ni szu-nu-ti
13'. i-na s,a-bi-im-ma sza ha-al-s,i2-ka
14'. szu-ta-as,-it-[ma] s,a-ba#-am sza ma-a-tim
15'. a-na s,e-ri-ia pu-ut,-ra#-[am]
left
column 1
1. la# ta-ka-al-la-szu#
2. u3 asz-szum te-bi-ib-tim sza-ka-nim
3. ta-asz-pu-ra-am-ma
column 2
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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): 45.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 20

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 28 no. 455

    [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 11:12:46 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, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254221.
ARM 01, 020 artifact entry (No. P254221). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254221 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254221 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254221},
}


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