ARM 01, 074 (P254275)

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

94.0 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. _2(u) ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-al-mi-ka uh-hu-zi#-[im]
5. u2-sza-bi-la#-kum s,a-al-mu sza an-ni-ki-a-am
6. u3 i-na [szu]-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} in-ne-ep-szu
7. ni-ka#-as#-si2-szu-nu i-na _e2_ {d}a-szur i-pu#-szu-ma
8. mu#-[ut,]-t,u2#-szu#-nu wu-du#-[u2] ni-ka-as-su2-szu-nu sza-al-mu
9. [ki-ma x]-ma?-lu? u2-lu i-na! sza t,up-pa-a-tim
10. [sza ih-zi]-szu sza szi-ip-ri-im ga-am-ri-im#
11. [u3] mu#-ut,-t,e4-e la tu-sza-bi-lam ni-ka-[as-sa3-am]
12. e#-pe2-sza-am u2-ul2 i-le-u2#
13. i-na an-na ma-sza-am u3 ma szi ia szi-ta#-al#
14. t,e4-[em] szi#-ip-ri-im sza-a-ti szi-ta-a-al-szu-nu#-[ti]
15. t,up-pa#-at ni-ka-as-si2 sza# _ku3-babbar#_
16. s,a-al-mi-im sza-a-ti _ku3-babbar_ ih-zi szi-ip-ra-am#
17. sza i-na s,a-al-mi-im ra-ak-su2#
18. u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza [i]-na pa-ta-qi2-im
19. [u3 mu-ul-li-im] im-tu-u2
20. [u3 ni-ib _ku3-babbar_] sza# i-na e-pe2-esz szi-ip-ri-im
21. [ir-ku-su2] szi-ip-ra-am
22. [ga-am-ra-am sza e-pi2-szu-tum] szu-nu ir-ku-su2
23. [i]-di#-sza-<am> i-na t,up-pi-im szu-ut-t,e4-ra-am-ma#
24. szu-bi-lam
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1. ki-ma t,up-pi-szu-ma {lu2}e-eb-bu-tim szu-nu-ti
2. u3 ni-ib _ku3 babbar_ sza szi-ip-ri-im ga-am-ri-im
3. sza i-na s,a-al-mi-im ra-ak-su2 isz-sza-t,a3-ru
4. i-na _e2_ {d}a-szur isz-sza-ka-nu-ma#
5. a-na pa-ha-at s,a-al-mi-im sza# a-na# szi-ip#-ri#-im
6. ga#-[am]-ri#-im sza i-na s,a-al-mi-im ra-ak-su2
7. [_ku3-babbar_ li]-ip-qi2-id _u4_-mi _lu2-mesz_ e-eb-bu-tim szu-nu
8. [il]-la#-ku ki-ma an-ni-ki-a-am ni-ka-as-su2
9. [i-na] _u4#_-mi an-nu-tim i-na _e2_ {d}a-szur in-ne-ep#-[szu]
10. [u3 at]-ta# asz-ra-nu-um ni-ka-as-si2 sza s,a-al#-[mi-im]
11. [i-na] _e2_ {d}da-gan szu-pi2-isz
12. _[lu2]-mesz_ szu-pi2-isz s,a-al-mi-im sza-a-ti _lu2-mesz_ e-[eb-bu-tum]
13. [asz]-szum# e-pi2-isz# ni-ka-as-si2 i-na _e2_ [{d}da-gan]
14. li#-isz-bu ni-ka#-as-si2 sza s,a-al-mi-ka-ma#
15. li#-[pu-szu] t,e4-em ni-ka-as-si2# szu-nu-ti# [li-isz-t,u2-ru]
16. [u3 at-ta asz]-ra-nu-um ni-ka#-as-[si2 s,a]-al#-mi-im
17. [szu-pu-ur ki]-ma a-na-ku an-[ni-ki-a-am]-ma
18. [ni-ka-as-si2] s,a#-al#-[mi-im lu-u2 e-pu-usz2]
19. [_iti_ x x x _u4] 7(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma
20. [t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em] u2-[sza]-bi-la#-kum#

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 94.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 74

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 226 no. 91

    [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
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-04-18 at 16:38:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-29 at 08:44:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-13 at 15:23:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-13 at 11:13:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254275.
ARM 01, 074 artifact entry (No. P254275). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254275 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254275 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254275},
}


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