ARM 01, 093 (P254294)

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

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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

50.0 mm × 42.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia#-as2#-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: ana yasmaḫ-addu
 en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak;
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
 ts: umma šamšī-addu
 en: thus Šamšī-Addu,
4. a-bu-ka-a-ma
 ts: abukama
 en: your father:
5. a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-tim sza ia-ri-im#?-[x-x _{lu2}]dam#-gar3#_
 ts: anumma ṭuppātim ša yarim-... tamkārum
 en: Now the tablets that Yarim-..., trade agent
  with Joannes NABU 1988/19
6. ha-ba-nim sza a-na ha-mu-ra#-[pi2]
 ts: ḫabānim ša ana ḫammu-rapi
 en: of Ḫabānim—that for Hammurapi,
  beginning of line, ha- written over erased u3
7. _lu2_ babila{ki} szu-ut,-t,u2#-ra#-ku#
 ts: awīl bābilim šuṭṭurāku
 en: the man of Babylon were written down for me—
8. usz-ta-bi-la-kum
 ts: uštabilakkum
 en: sent to you,
9. t,up-pa-tim szi-na-ti
 ts: ṭuppātim šināti
 en: those tablets
10. a-na ia-ab-li-ia{ki}
 ts: ana yabliya
 en: to Yabliya
reverse
1. [_lu2_] qa-al-lu-tum
 ts: awīlū qallūtum
 en: let couriers
2. li-ib-lu-szu-nu-ti
 ts: liblūšunūti
 en: carry.
3. isz-tu ia-ab-li-ia{ki#}
 ts: ištu yabliya
 en: From Yabliya
4. _2(disz) lu2_ qa-al-lu-tum
 ts: šina awīlū qallūtum
 en: let two couriers
5. t,up-pa-am sza a-na ha-mu#-[ra-pi2]
 ts: ṭuppam ša ana ḫammu-rapi
 en: the tablet, that for Hammurapi,
6. a-na wa-szi-ib ra-pi2-[qi2-im{ki}]
 ts: ana wāšib rapīqim
 en: to one the inhabitant of Rapīqum,
7. li-ib#-lu#-[nim]
 ts: liblūnim
 en: bring on my account.
8. wa-szi-ib ra-pi2#-qi2#-im{ki#}
 ts: wāšib rapīqim
 en: The inhabitant of Rapīqum
9. [t,up]-pa-am# [sza-a-ti li-sza-bi-il]
 ts: ṭuppam šâti lišābil
 en: that tablet let him send.

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): 50.0 high × 42.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 93

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 501 no. 318

    [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
2014-04-29 at 16:36:15 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
2014-04-28 at 14:44:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ajango, Kelsey M. CDLI approved View
2014-04-21 at 08:30:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-21 at 08:28:43 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
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, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254294.
ARM 01, 093 artifact entry (No. P254294). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254294 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 093 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254294 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 093 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254294},
}

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