ARM 01, 021 (P254222)

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

80.0 mm × 53.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
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. asz-szum dumu szi-ip-ri-im _lu2_ te-el-mu-ni-i-im{ki}
6. ki-a-am ta-asz-pu#-ra-am um-ma at-ta-ma
7. a-na _e2 dam-gar3_ i-ru-ub ki-si-it-tam sza _gesz-i3_
8. isz-szi-ma qa-ab-la-szu is-si2-qu2
9. asz-szum ki-a-am a-di i-na-an-na u2-ul at,-ru-us-su2
10. an-ni-tam ta-asz-pu-ra-am
11. ma-a li-si2-ku ansze{hi-a} u2-ul ra-ki-i-ib
12. am-mi-nim a-di i-na-an-na la ta-at,-ru-us-su2
13. i-na ta-szi-ma-a-ti-ia tu-sza isz-tu _u4 2(u)-kam_
14. ta-at,-t,a3-ra-as-su2
15. [am-mi-nim u2]-ul# ta-t,a3-ra-as#-[su2]-ma#
reverse
column 1
1. [...] ma [...]
2. [...]-ur-da-asz-szu
3. [...] ansze# la-gu{hi-a}
4. a-na [... qa]-ta#-tu-na-an{ki}
5. at,-ru-ud [...] isz#-tu qa-at-tu-na-an{ki}
6. a-na ka-ha-at{ki} isz-tu ka-ha-at{ki}
7. a-na s,e-ri-ia
8. asz-szum szu-ri-pi2-im pu-uh-hu-ri-im
9. da-mi-iq i-nu-ma sza _lu2 mesz_ sza bi-la-tim
10. szu-ri-pa-am isz-tu 1(u) bi-ri isz-tu 2(u) bi-ri
11. i-za-ab-bi-lu-nim _lu2 mesz_ sza-qi2-i
12. u3 usz2-mi-i mu-di#?-ka sza ma-ah-<ri>-ka
13. iz-za-az-zu we-e-er-ma szu-ri-pa-[am]
14. li-pa-ah-hi#-ru# i-na is,-s,i-im ka-bi-i
15. u3 szi-it-tam dam#-qi2#-isz li-im-su-u2
16. ta#-ba#?-ru-um u3 me-su-u2 [isz]-tu dam-qi2-isz
17. me-su-u2 me-e li-ma-[...]
18. i-nu-ma szu-ri-pu-um it-ta#?
19. hi#-pu-u2 u3 pu-hu-ru#
20. sza-ni-tam 1(disz) _ansze sze-gisz-i3_ uh-hu-[ra-am]
21. li-na-asz-szi-pu-ma
22. ar-hi-isz
23. a-na a-ka-li-ia
24. szu-bi-lam

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): 80.0 high × 53.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 21

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 611 no. 418

    [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.

  • history: FM 1, p. 69-80, p. 71-73

    [Groneberg1992golfe] Groneberg, Brigitte R. M. 1992. “Le Golfe Arabo-Persique, vu Depuis Mari.” In Florilegium Marianum. Recueil d’études En l’honneur de Michel Fleury, edited by Jean-Marie Durand, 69–80. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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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
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, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254222.
ARM 01, 021 artifact entry (No. P254222). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254222 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254222 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254222},
}


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