ARM 01, 091 (P254292)

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

90.0 mm × 63.0 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. su-mu e-bu-uh im-tu-ut
6. u3 ap-pi2-isz i-na tu-ut-tu-ul{ki} wa-asz-ba-ta-ma
7. a-sza-ri-isz qe2-er-bi-it
8. t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em zi-im-ra-nam
9. szu-usz-mi a-wa-tim ki-a-am s,a-ba-as-su2 um-ma-a-mi
10. i-na# ni#-ib#-ri-tim u2-ul at#-tu#-nu-ma
11. ta#-asz2-[bi]-a ma-a-tum ka-lu-sza# [a-na] e2-kal2-la-tim{ki}
12. [ik]-szu#-du-ma [i-na a-lim]{ki}
13. [ip]-hu#-ru-nim i-[...]
14. [...]-tim
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15'. [...] ka [...]
16'. [a-na] e2-kal2-la-tim#{ki} [i-tu-ur-ru-nim]
17'. i-na ha-la-ab{ki} su#-[mu-e-pu-uh]
18'. i-na be-la-nim ik-lu-u2-ma [...]
19'. u2-ul i-na-[a-asz2]
20'. i-na-an-na su-mu-e-bu-uh# [im-tu-ut]
21'. [be]-li2 i-la-kam-ma _ARAD2_-di-_mesz_-szu# [a-na ma-ti-szu-nu]
22'. i-ta-ar-ra-am u3 at-[tu-nu an-na-nu-um]
23'. u2-ul na-as,-ra-ta
24'. [ni-sze20]-ku-nu i-na a-ba#-[at-tim{ki}]
25'. [...]
26'. [...]
27'. [...]
reverse
1. [u3] ma#-a-tum t,e4-em-sza la s,a-ab-ta#-[at]
2. qa-at ni-sze20-ku-nu s,a-ab-ta#-[nim]
3. qi2-ih-la-nim a-na li-ib-bi ma-a-tim#
4. at-la-ka-nim i-na a-ba-at#-tim[{ki}]
5. eb-ra-ma i-na na-wi-ku-nu it-ti ah-he-ku#-[nu]
6. su#-uk-na u3 i-na re-qu2-tim la te-be2-ra-[nim]
7. [ap]-pi2#-isz ma-a-tum szi-i s,a-hi-it-ma#
8. [x x] x la s,a#-ab-ta-[tu-nu]
9. [...] x x [...] x x [...]
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10'. [...]-bu#?-lam sza-a-ti te-[...]
11'. [mi-im-ma be-li2] u3 a-na-ku u2-ul ni-[s,a-ba-at]
12'. [_udu-hi-a_ sza te]-le#-qe2 ku-nu-tu-um-ma#
13'. [u3 a-na be]-li2#-ia tu-da-ma-qa
14'. [at-tu-nu a]-na# be-li2-ia tu-da-ma-qa
15'. [sza ni]-ia#-ti i-szu ni-ih-la-tam i-na-ah-hi-il
16'. [u3 szum]-ma# sza-ha-t,am2 la te-le-e at-tu-nu-ma
17'. [ah-hu-ku]-nu# i-na ki-sza-di-ku-nu hi-di-nim-ma
18'. [ti]-s,e2#-e-ma a-na li-ib-bi ma-a-ti-ku-nu
19'. [al]-ka-nim szum-ma la ki-a-am-ma
20'. _udu hi-a_ la ta-sza-ah-hi-t,a3-ma u3 at-tu-nu la te-bi-ra-nim!
21'. we-di a-wa-tum qa-bi-ku-nu-szi-im wa-ar-ka-nu-um
22'. i-nu-ma qa-at be-li2-ia i-ka-asz-sza-di-ku-nu-ti
23'. ki-a-am la ta-qa-ab-bi um-ma-a-mi
24'. iz-zu-ru-ni-ti un-ni-ne-ku-nu ma-am-ma-an
25'. u2-ul i-le-qe2 an-ne2-e-tim u3 ma-da-tim-ma
26'. du-bu-ub-szu-nu-szi-im szum-ma t,up-pu-um an-nu-um
27'. i-na tu-ut-tu-ul{ki} la ik-szu-ud-ka
28'. 1(disz) utu-illat-su2 t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em li-il-qe2-ma
29'. li-il-li-ik-ma zi-im-ra-nam
30'. li-sze-mi-szu sza sze-eh-t,im sza-ha-t,i3-szu-nu
31'. u3 e-bi-ri-szu-nu li-pu-szu

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): 90.0 high × 63.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 91

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 503 no. 321

    [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
2014-05-12 at 18:02:30 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, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254292.
ARM 01, 091 artifact entry (No. P254292). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254292 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254292 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254292},
}


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