ARM 01, 055 (P254256)

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

50.0 mm × 4.0 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. [x-x]-ia-mi#-ni#? [...]
6. _dumu#?_ ra-ma-[...]
7. [u2?]-tu#-ul-lu-[um?]
8. [s,a]-bi#-it
9. u3 _dumu_-szu an-ni-ki-a-am
reverse
1. a-na i-di a-bi-szu
2. te-er-tam s,a-bi-it
3. u3 ni szu-szu i-na ma#-ri{ki}
4. ka-lu-u2-[ma?]
5. [i-na]-an#-na ni-szi-szu#
6. a-na s,e-er a-bi-szu#
7. szu-ri-im#-[ma]
8. _lu2_ an-ni-ke-em# la# ir#-[...]
9. _e2-gal_-[lum sza-lim]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 4.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 55

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 164 no. 45

    [Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. 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 12:49:58 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, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254256.
ARM 01, 055 artifact entry (No. P254256). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254256 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254256 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254256},
}


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