ARM 01, 056 (P254257)

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

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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

62.0 mm × 46.0 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. a-nu-um#-ma zi-im-ri-e-ra-[ah]
6. [at,-t,a3]-ar-da-[kum]
7. [...] ia-ab-li-ia{ki}
8. [...]-na# {disz}ha-si2-da-nu
9. [...]-im 1(disz) ha-na-at{ki}
10. [...]-um?
11. [... {d}]da#-gan# szi-[...]
reverse
1. [usz]-sza-ab
2. [qa-ab]-li-it _e2-gal_-lim
3. [x x] u?-ra-ah{ki}
4. [pa?]-an 1(disz) me _a-sza3_ zi-im-ri-e-ra-ah#
5. szu#-ta-am-li
6. 5(u) _GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na ha-si2-da-nim
7. i-[di]-in#

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): 62.0 high × 46.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 56

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 548 no. 756

    [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
2022-03-12 at 08:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:37 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, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254257.
ARM 01, 056 artifact entry (No. P254257). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254257 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254257 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254257},
}


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