ARM 01, 036 (P254237)

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

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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

12.0 mm × 55.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah#-[_{d}iszkur_]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma _{d}utu_-szi-_{d}iszkur_ a-bu-[ka]-a#-ma
4. a-di isz-re-e _iti_ an-ni-im
5. i-na a-ga-de3{ki} wa-asz-ba-ku
6. wa-ar-ka-nu-um a-na a-lim{ki}
7. u2-ma-ah-ha-ar u3 at-ta
8. it-ti-ia-ma la ta-at-ta-la-ak
9. _u4 5(disz)-kam_ i-na ra-pi2-qi2-im[{ki}]
10. wa-ar-ki-ia lu-up-pi2-it#
11. i#-nu#-ma# _u4 5(disz)-kam iti_ an-nu-[um]
12. uh#-hu-ru a-na ma-ri[{ki}]
13. at-la-ak li-ti sza# [mu-ut-bi-si-ir]
14. u3 ab-du#-[a-mi-im pu-hi-ir]
15. u3 ka#-lu-szu-nu [li-it-ta-al-ku]
16. mi-im#-ma a-na# [an-ne2-tim]
17. u2-ul# in-na-zi#*-[ku]
18. wa-asz-ba-ku te-ni#*-[tum]
19. sza# ab#-du-a-mi#-[im li-ib-szi]
20. i#-[na-an]-na sza# [ki-ma]
21. a-pa-at,-t,a3-ru li#-[ti-ma]
22. a-pa-at,-t,a3-ra-am u3# [at-ta]-ma
23. i-nu-ma a-na ma-ri-im#[{ki}]
24. tu-ra-am-mu-u2
reverse
1. u3# ab#-du-a-mi-im it-ti-ka#-ma pu-t,u2#-ur
2. ki-ma i-ka-asz-sza-du-ma
3. u2-ba-bu-szu-nu-ti
4. isz-tu _mu 3(disz)-kam_ s,a-bu szu-nu
5. u2-ul u2-bu-ub asz-szum ki-a-am-ma
6. li-tu ki-la-al-lu-un
7. i-pa-t,a3-ru-nim
8. sza-ni-tam _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ sza isz#-tu sza-ad-da-aq#-dim#
9. a-na ra-pi2-qi2-im{ki} usz-ki-li-pu-u2
10. asz-ra-nu-um-ma i-na ma-a-ak
11. sza-di-di-im ka-le-e
12. i-nu-ma a-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_
13. s,a-bu-um sza ab-du-a-mi-im i-pa-t,a3-ru
14. a-na zi-im _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ sza ka-le#-e
15. s,a-ba-am sza ki-ma la-pa-tim
16. i-na s,a-bi-tim-ma sza ab-du-a-mi-im
17. lu#-pu#-ut-ma _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ szi-na-ti
18. i-na pa-ni-szu-nu li-ma!-ah-hi-ru
19. ki-ma isz#-ti-ni-isz-ma
20. a-na ma#-ri-im{ki} i-ka-asz-sza-du#
21. u3 _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ szi-na a-na ma-ri-im{ki}
22. li#-ik-szu-da-ma re-esz hi-sze-eh-tim
23. [sza i]-na# ra-pi2-qi2-im{ki}
24. [a-qa]-ab#-bu-u2
25. [li-ki]-il-la

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 12.0 high × 55.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 36

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 14 no. 447

    [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.

  • citation: NABU 1987/67

    [Joannès1987litum] Joannès, Francis. 1987. “Lītum = «corps d’armée».” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1987/67.

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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
2023-06-13 at 13:33:59 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254237.
ARM 01, 036 artifact entry (No. P254237). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254237 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254237 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254237},
}


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