ARM 01, 053 + M 07340 (P254254)

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

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

80.0 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_ a-bu-[ka-a-ma]
4. asz-szum s,a-bi-im sza i-na ma-ah-ri-ka [wa-asz]-bu#
5. we-di a-na s,e-ri-ia t,a3-ra-as-su2
6. asz-pu-ra-ak-kum ar-hi-isz
7. a-na s,e-ri-ia t,u2-ur-dam
8. u3 at-ta qa-du-um szi-ta-at s,a-bi-im sza-a-ti
9. sza i-na ma-ah-ri-ka ta-ka-al-lu-u2
10. i-na ma-am-ma-gi-ra{ki} szi-ib i-na# pa#?-a-na-lim[{ki}]
11. u3 ta-al-ha-ia{ki} wa#-sza-ab-ka i-na-am
12. u2-ul ma-hi-ir ma-am#-ma-gi-ra-ma{ki}
13. [i]-na# wa-sza-bi-ka da#-mi#-iq
14. sza-ni-tam asz-szum szu-up-t,u2-ur s,a-bi-ia sza i-na dan-na#-[...]
15. wa-asz-bu asz-pu-ur-ma s,a-ba-am sza-a-ti
16. ip-ta-at,-ru-nim it-ti s,a-bi-im# [...]
17. 3(disz) li-mi s,a-bu-um _lu2#_ [...]
18. it-ti isz-ta-ra-tim s,a-bu-um an-nu-u2-um
19. u3 an-nu-u2-um ik-ta-asz2-da-am-ma
20. s,a-bu-um szu-u2 it-ti s,a-bi-im
21. sza an-na-nu-um in-ne-mi-id-ma
22. e-mu-qu2-um an-nu-tum u3 an-nu-u2-tum
23. i-pa-ah-hu-ru-ma
24. ar-hi-isz t,e4-em _lu2_ tu-ru-ki-i
reverse
1. in-ne-ep-pe2-esz
2. isz-tu t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki-i
3. it-te-en-pe2-szu
4. pa-an um-ma#-[na-tim a-s,a-ba-at-ma]
5. a-na ma#-a-at za-al#-[ma-qi2-im{ki}]
6. e-el-li-im i-na-an-na [...]
7. t,e4#-em _lu2 mesz_ tu-uk-ki [...]
8. in#-ne-ep-pe2-[esz]
9. u3 t,e4-em _kaskal_ ma-a-tim e-li-tim#
10. in-ne-ep-pe2-[esz]
11. an-ni-tam lu-u2 ti-[de]
12. _iti_ ki-nu-nim# _u4 3(disz)#-kam# ba#-[zal_-ma]
13. t,up-pi2 an-ni-a-am
14. u2-sza-bi-la-ak-kum

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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): 80.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 53

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

  • history: MARI 4, p.293-343, p. 316-318

    [Charpin1985Zimri-Lim] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1985. “La Prise Du Pouvoir Par Zimri-Lim.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 4: 293–343.

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  • history: LAPO 17, p. 58 no. 478

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
  • Accession No.: M 07340 +

  • 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
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2014-05-12 at 17:20:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 053 + M 07340 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254254.
ARM 01, 053 + M 07340 artifact entry (No. P254254). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254254 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 053 + M 07340 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254254 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 053 + {M} 07340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254254},
}


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