ARM 01, 058 (P254259)

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

73.0 mm × 45.0 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. asz-szum _{d}utu_-i-din-nam# a-na s,e-ri-ka
6. [t,a3]-ra-di#-im# ki-ma isz-ti-szu 5(disz)-szu
7. [asz]-pu#-ra-kum
8. u2-ka#? an-ni-isz u2-ul [x-x]-szi?-szu-ma
9. a-na te-er-tim sza an-ni-[ki-a-am]
10. aq-bu-szu u2-ul a-sza-ka-an-szu#
11. u2-lu-ma asz-ra-nu-um te-er-ta-[szu]
12. [u2]-ul sa-ri-im te-re-tum ki-la-[la]-an# i#-ba?-x
13. u3 ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-kum
14. [... _ku3-babbar_] u3 _ku3-sig17_
15. [...]
16. [...] i-la#-[...]
17. [... _ku3-babbar_] u3 _ku3-sig17_ u2-ul# [...]
18. [... _{d}utu_]-i-din-nam u2-ul il-[li-ik]-kum-ma!
reverse
1. [...] usz#-di-id
2. [t,up-pa-am] an-ne2-e-em
3. [i-na sze-me]-e-em
4. it#-ti# _ku3#-babbar#_ u3 _ku3-sig17#_ sza# isz#-tu# qa-ta-nim{ki}
5. ub-lu-nim _{d}utu_-i!-[din-nam]
6. li-il-li-[ik-ma]
7. la ik-ka-al-la-[a]

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): 73.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 58

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 198 no. 71

    [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 12:38:37 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, 058 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254259.
ARM 01, 058 artifact entry (No. P254259). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254259 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 058 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254259 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254259},
}


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