ARM 01, 022 (P254223)

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

10.0 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 a-bu-ka-a-ma
4. t,up-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me
5. asz-szum s,a-bi-im ar-hi-isz a-na s,e-ri-ka
6. t,a3-ra-di-im ta-asz-pu-[ra]-am
7. we-di 1(disz)-szu 2(disz)-szu asz-szum i-na-an#-na# s,a-bu-um# a-na# s,e#-ri-ka
8. la a-la-ki-im u3 a-na re-esz _iti_ ga-ma#-ar-<ti> s,a#-[bi-im ma]-ri{ki}
9. ka-sza-di-im t,up-pa-tim u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum e-[...] an#-ni-tim
10. szu-ul-lu-um u3 sza ma-a-at nu-ru-gi#-[im]{ki#}
11. we-di szu-ul-lu-um a-na _u4 2(u)-kam_ _iti_ an-ni-im
12. ga-ma-ar-ti s,a-bi-im sza ma-a-tim
13. ka-li-sza i-pa-hu-ur-ma a-na re-esz iti# an-[ni]-im
14. a-na-ku qa-du-um ga-ma#-ar-ti s,a-bi#-im# [...]
15. a-na re-esz _a-sza3_ a-sza-ri-isz a-ka-asz-sza-dam#
16. u3 sza ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
17. um-ma at-ta-a-ma as-su2-ur-ri
18. a-la-ak be-li2-ia na-ak-rum i-sze-em-me-ma
19. i-na-ad-di-ma it-ta-al#-[la-ak ...] szu#?-u2
20. u3 i-na qa-at be-li2-[ia]
21. an-ni-tam ta#-[asz-pu-ra-am]
22. i-nu-ma a-al#-[la-ku]
23. bi-ih-ra-am#
24. s,a-ba-[...]
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column 1
1. it-ta-al#-[la]-
2. u3 i-szar-li-im [it-ti s,a-bi-im] sza#-a-ti#
3. a-na hi-esz-szi-im{ki#} [il-li]-kam-ma
4. s,a-bu-um sza# it-ti i-szar-li-im
5. it#-ti s,a-bi-im wa-ar-ki-im
6. in-ne-mi-id-ma sza e-pe2-szi-im
7. i-ip-pe2-esz u3 a-na-ku wa-ar-ka-nu-um
8. a-al-la-kam an-ni-tam szi-tu-ul
9. ga-ma#-ar-ti s,a-bi-im lu-u2 ti-di
10. sza-[ni-tam] ni-szi sza _lu2 mesz_ i-ta-i{ki}
11. [i-na ma-ri]{ki} i-na-s,a-ru-szu-nu-szi-[im]
12. [ki-a-am ta-asz]-pu-ra-am um-ma at-ta-a-ma
13. [_lu2 mesz_ i]-ta#-ia{ki} isz-tu ka-dingir-ra{ki}
14. [ik-szu-du]-nim# ni-szi-szu#-nu lu-wa-sze-e-er ki-i
15. [i-na ma]-a-at ra#-pi2-qi3-im{ki}
16. [a-di-ni] u2-ul in#-na-am-ra
17. [...]-tu-szu-nu in#-na-ma-ra-ma
18. [...]-ka-a qa-tam pa-ni-tam-ma
19. [li]-s,u-ru-szu-nu-ti

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 10.0 high × 53.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 22

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 55 no. 476

    [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
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, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254223.
ARM 01, 022 artifact entry (No. P254223). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254223 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254223 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254223},
}


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