ARM 01, 029 (P254230)

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

74.0 mm × 45.0 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. _dumu mesz_ za-al-ma#-qi2-im{ki}
6. sza# a-na li-sza-nim il-te-ni-qu2-ni-kum#
7. a-na ir3-tim la te-le-qe2-em#
8. ir3-su2-nu la ta-ha-asz-[sze]-eh
9. ma-la i-s,a-ab-ba-tu-ni-kum
10. _tug2_ lu-ub-bi-isz-ma wa-asz-sze-er
11. sza# 2(u) _ARAD2 mesz_ il-li-kam-ma
12. 3(disz)? sila3 ku3-babbar ma-a mi-nu-um
13. [hi?]-mu-qi2 ku3-babbar-szu#-nu
reverse
column 1
1. u3 i-na 2(u)-ma _sag ARAD2 mesz_ ka-ab?-ba?-ru?
2. {gesz}szi-in-ni i-da-da?-an-ni-in
3. a-na an-ni-tim la ta-ra-asz-szu
4. we-di sza# le-qe2-e-em a-na ir3
5. te-el-te-qe2
6. isz-tu i-na-an-na ma-la qa-at-ka
7. i-ka-asz-sza-du wa-asz-sze-er
8. ki-ma i-nu-ma! a-na ma-a-tim sza-a-ti
9. tu#-sza-ar-ru ma-a-tum szi-i
10. ka#-lu-sza ki-ma 1(disz) lu2
11. a-na s,e-ri-ia ib-ba-la-ka-at#
12. ki-a-am e-pu-usz2

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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): 74.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 29

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 51 no. 474

    [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, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254230.
ARM 01, 029 artifact entry (No. P254230). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254230 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254230 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254230},
}


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