ARM 01, 088 (P254289)

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

55.0 mm × 40.0 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 _dumu] mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ qa-t,a3-nim{ki#}
6. [u3] ma#-asz2-ka-ni-i{ki}
7. isz#-tu an-na-nu-um at-ru-da-kum#
8. te#-re#-tim szu-pi2-is3-su-nu-szi-im-ma
9. a-na pi2-i te#-re-tim sza-al-ma-[tim]
10. sza tu-sze-ep-pi2-szu szu-ul-li#-[im-szu-nu-ti]
11. u3 2(disz) me sa-ba-am
12. ki#-ma sza a-na ta-ak-ri-ba-[tim]
13. ta-t,a3-ra-du#
14. [tu]-ru-ud-ma pa-an sa-bi#-[im-ma]
15. [{d}sa]-mi-da-[hu-um]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [li-is-ba]-at [...]
2'. [... x]-i-lu-na [...]
3'. [... x]-szu#-u2 tu#-[...]
4'. [...] ri-la#
5'. [...]
6'. [... x]-hu-um# [...]
7'. [... x]-um# [...]
8'. [x x] szi#-im sa-bi#-[im]
9'. [a]-na# e2-kal2#-lim u3 [...]
10'. [i-na]-an-na dan-na-tim szu-ku#-[un]
11'. [ki]-ma i-na _gesz mesz_ ri#-[qi]
12'. [a]-na# ri-qi2-szu-nu qa-[tam-ma]
13'. a-na e2-kal2-lim-ma li-isz-ku-[nu]
left
1. _ARAD2_ ma-am-[mi-tim _u4 n(disz)-kam zal_]-ma
2. t,up-pa-am an-[ni-e-em usz-ta-bil-lam]

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): 55.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 88

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 605 no. 413

    [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
2019-02-05 at 07:30:31 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI 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
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, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254289.
ARM 01, 088 artifact entry (No. P254289). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254289 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254289 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254289},
}


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