ARM 01, 098 (P254299)

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

43.0 mm × 35.0 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. i-nu#-ma# asz#-ra-nu-um usz2-[sza-bu]
6. {gesz}s,a-ar-ba-ti-_hi-a_
7. sza 3(disz) ninda-am3# a-na e-sza-[ar]
8. a-mu-[ur]
9. i-na-an-na qa-tam
10. szu-usz2-ki-in-ma
reverse
1. {gesz}s,a-[ar-ba-ti.hi.a szi-na-ti]
2. [szu-uk-ki-is-ma]
3. [i-na _{gesz}ma2-tur-hi-a_]
4. lu-u2 [szu-ur-ku-ba]
5. lu-u2 2(u) lu-u2 3(u) {gesz}[s,a-ba-ar-ti-_hi]-a_
6. ma-la i-ba-asz-szu-u2
7. li-ik-ki-su-nim i-na {gesz}ma2#-[tur-hi-a_]
8. szu-ur-ki-ba-am-ma ap-[pu-tum?]
9. [a-na] s,e-er aq-ba#-[a-hi-im]
10. [szu]-ul-li-am-[ma]
11. isz-tu qa-at-tu-na#-[an{ki}]
12. {disz}aq-ba-a-hu-um#
13. [a]-na s,e-ri-ia#
14. [li-sza]-al#-li-ma-[am]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 35.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 98

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 324 no. 188

    [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
2014-05-12 at 18:08:24 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 12:38:38 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, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254299.
ARM 01, 098 artifact entry (No. P254299). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254299 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254299 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254299},
}


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