ARM 01, 042 (P254243)

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

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

95.0 mm × 52.0 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. {disz}ia-ri-im-_{d}iszkur_ isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-u2-ma
5. ha-na-_mesz_ sza na-we-e-em ap-qi2-id-ma
6. 2(disz) li-im s,a-ba-am sza it-ti ia-as2-ma-ah-_{d}iszkur_
7. a-na _kaskal_ i-la-ku u2-ki-in
8. u3 s,a-bu-um szu-u2 ka-lu-szu szu-mi-sza-am
9. i-na t,up-pi2-im sza-t,e4-er an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am
10. 2(disz) li-im ha-na-_mesz_ sza na-we-e-em sza it-ti-ka i-il#-la-ku
11. u3 3(disz) li-im s,a-ba-am at-ta-di!-in
12. t,up-pa-am an-ne2-e-em la-u2-um u3 _ARAD_-du-_mesz_
13. mu-za-zu-ut ma-ah-ri-ka ma-ah-ri-ka li-isz-mu-u2-ma
14. a-na an-ne2-e-tim t,e4-mu-um lu-u2 s,a-bi-it
15. s,a-bu-um sza ha-al-s,i2-ka isz-tu _u4_-mi ma-du-tim
16. u2-ul ub-bu-ub-ma _u4_-um te-bi-ib-tim
17. i-ta-ar-ku u3 i-na ki-ma i-na-an-na
18. ub-bu-ub s,a-bi-im u2-ul te-li-i
19. i-na ta-ia-ar-ti-ka-ma s,a-ba-am
20. tu-ub-ba-ab a-di-szu pu-ha-at
21. ha-al-qi2-im u3 mi-ti-im szu-zi-iz
22. s,a-bu-um ma-la it-ti-ka i-la-ku
23. szu-mi-sza-am i-na t,up-pi2-im
24. lu-u2 sza-t,e4-er
25. dam-qi2-isz lu-u2 us-su2-uq
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1. 1(disz) li#-im s,a#-ba-am# be2-ri-it x [...]
2. ki-la-al-li-in ku-s,u2-ur
3. u3 1(disz) li-im s,a-ba#-am i-na ha-na-_mesz#_ x-x-ni
4. ku-s,u2-ur u3 6(disz) me-tim s,a#-ba-am be2-ri-it
5. _lu2#_ ub-ra-bi-a-ia{ki} _lu2_ ia-ri-hi-i{ki}
6. _lu2#_ ia-ah-ru-ri-i{ki} u3 _lu2_ am-na-ni-i{ki}
7. ku-s,u2-ur a-szar 2(disz) me-tim a-szar 3(disz) me-tim
8. a-na zi-mi-im# s,a-ba-am lu-qi2-it-ma
9. 5(disz)# me s,a-ba-am ku-s,u2-ur qa-du-um _giri3-sag10-ga_-ka
10. 1(disz) li-im i-ma-s,i2 i-na _u4_-mi-szu 6(disz)#? li-mi s,a-ba-am
11. tu#-ka-as,-s,a-ar u3 a-na-ku 1(u) li-mi s,a-ba-am
12. s,a-ab ma-a-tim lu-u2 s,a-ab <<ab>> ma-a-tim
13. lu-u2 s,a-ab ma-a-tim s,a-ba-am dan-na-am s,a-ab _{gesz}tukul mesz_
14. a-t,a3-ra-da#-ak#-kum u3 a-na esz3-nun-na{ki}
15. asz2-ta-pa-ar 6(disz) li-mi s,a#-bu-um _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
16. i-il-le-e-em an-nu-um a-na an-ni-i-im
17. 2(u) li#-mi# um#-ma-na-tum s,a-bu-um dan-nu-um
18. s,a-[bu]-um# ma-am-ma-an a-na pa-ni-szu-nu
19. [...] sza# a-na# qa-ta-nim{ki}
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. [...]
23. u3? x-[...]
24. i-na _kaskal_ [...]
25. ki-ma a-x-[...]-x a-sza-ri-[isz ...]
26. i-ge-er-ru-[u2 ...]
edge
1. u3 t,e4-em-ka a-na an-ne2-e-tim
2. lu#-u2 s,u2-ub-bu#-ut

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): 95.0 high × 52.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 42

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 16 no. 448

    [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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254243.
ARM 01, 042 artifact entry (No. P254243). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254243 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254243 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254243},
}


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