ARM 01, 041 (P254242)

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

85.0 mm × 50.0 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 1(disz) _lu2_ tak2-li-im
7. a-na tap-pu-ut ma-szi-ia
8. a-la-ki-im a-na ma-ri#{ki} [a]-la#-ki#-im
9. sza ta-asz-pu#-[ra-am]
10. la-ma t,up-pa-[ka]
11. i-ka-asz-sza-dam
12. {disz}ma-mi-ia at,-t,a3-ra-ad#
13. u3 asz-pu-ra-kum
14. szu-u2-ma tap-pu#-tam
15. {disz}ma-szi-ia [li-il-li-ik]
16. asz-szum _e2_-ti qa-ma-da#-nim#
reverse
1. sza wi-i-la-nim#
2. u3 bu-ul-ma!-na-_{d}iszkur_
3. a-na ka-szi-im na-da-nim
4. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
5. sza-ad-da-aq-di#-im-ma
6. i-nu-ma a-na a-wa-tim an-ni-tim#
7. qa#-ti a-sza-ka-nu
8. {disz}ha-si2-da-nu _e2_ sza-a-ti
9. i-re-sza-an-ni
10. um-ma-mi i-nu-ma# be-li
11. a-na a-wa-tim an-ni-tim#
12. qa-as-su2 i-sza-ka-nu!
13. _e2#_-ti wi-i-la-nim
14. u3 bu-ul-ma-na-_{d}iszkur_
15. [a-na] a-ia-szi-im
16. [li-id]-na i-na-an-na
17. [bi-ta]-am sza-a-[ti]
18. [sza i]-ha-asz-sza-[hu]
19. [...] hi#-da-nim#
edge
1. [bi-ta]-am sza-a-ti
2. [...] ki-ma
3. [... x]-szu#
4. [... x]-az

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): 85.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 41

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 536 no. 751

    [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
2019-02-05 at 07:29:05 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale 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, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254242.
ARM 01, 041 artifact entry (No. P254242). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254242 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254242 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254242},
}


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