ARM 01, 103 (P254304)

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

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

12.0 mm × 55.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] ia#-as2-ma-ah-[{d}iszkur qi2-bi2-ma]
2. um#-ma [{d}]utu-szi-{d}iszkur [a-bu]-ka#-[a-ma]
3. t,up#-pi# an-ne2-e-em i-szar-li#-[im]
4. u3 me-ki-bu-um ma-ah-ri-ka li-isz-[mu-u2]
5. [asz]-szum# zi-gi-il-da-nu-um a-na pa-ni-[ka]
6. [u2]-zu!-zi-im-ma-a it-ti-ku-nu la i-[...]
7. [qa?]-ti-szu a-na bi-ib-la-tim la#-[...]
8. zi#-gi-il-da#-[nu]-um# ki-a-am isz-pu#-[ra-am]
9. [ki-ma?] t,e4-em hu-ur-mi-isz{ki} isz-nu-u2 [at-ta? ti-de?]
10. [ki-a-am? aq]-bi# um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma as-su2-ri
11. [a-na] hu-ur#-mi-isz{ki} a-al-la-ak-ma#
12. [t,e4]-em ha-ri-za-na-ia{ki} i-sza-al# [...]
13. [asz]-szum# ki-a-am a-na hu-ur-mi-isz{ki} u2-ul [al-li-ku?]
14. [sza]-pa-ru-um-ma asz-pu#-ur-ma _lu2_ hu-ur-mi-[isz{ki}]
15. [x x]-hu _lu2_ ba-ba-[ni?]-i usz-te-s,u2-u2
16. [i-na-an]-na# i-ii-im-ma it#-tu-ur2 mi-im-ma a-wi#-[lum]
17. [i-na] hu-ur-mi-isz{ki#} [u2]-ul i-ba-asz-szi
18. [u2] i-na ha-ar#-sa3-nim#{ki} u2-ul us,-s,i2
19. [a]-sa-al a-na-as,-s,a-ar [...]
20. [...]
21. [...] BI IM [...]
22. [...] na#? at,-ru-ud at-ta a-na#? [...]
23. [...] in#? i-nu-ma x [...]-im [...]
24. [...] x [...]
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  beginning broken
1'. [...] u2-sza-al# [...]
2'. [...] li-mi [a]-na# a-[...]
3'. [...] IM [...]
4'. [...] KI [...]
5'. [...] iq#-bu-nim a#?-[...]
6'. [x]-BI li-[...]-am# szu?-ku?-un#? [...]
7'. an-ne2-e-tim isz-pu-ra-am
8'. a-na na-asz-pa-ar-ti-szu isz-tu ni-ih-ri#-[ia{ki}]
9'. a-na ad-mi-im{ki} at-ta-al-[la-ak]
10'. a-na ka-s,a-tim t,e4-ma-am sza a-am-ma-ru#
11'. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ku-nu-szi-im szum-ma at#-tu-nu a-[na s,e-ri-ia?]
12'. ta-na-asz-sze-nim szum-ma a-na-ku a-na s,e-ri-ku#-[nu]
13'. a-na-asz-sze-em# zi-gi-il-da-nu-um asz-szum sa#-[mi-i]
14'. ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-mi sa-mu-u2
15'. it#-ti-ia sa-lim an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-am#
16'. a-na [sa-mi-im{ki}] la# te-t,e4-he a-du-ra-[am]
17'. at#-ta-ri s,a-du-uq# [ka?]-bi#?-ir? hu-ul-li-qa#
18'. _sze_-szu ut,-t,e4-et la te-zi-ba a-di sza-am-mi-im
19'. u3 ka-li-ma hu-ul-li-qa KI-BI-x ia-ar-[...]
20'. a-na ma-al# qa-ti#-szu# ma-[...]
21'. a-na sa-mu-im{ki} la# te-t,e4-he-[e]
22'. a-di t,e4-[ma]-am ga-am-ra-am a-am-ma-ru#
23'. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-ku-nu-szi-[im]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 12.0 high × 55.0 wide
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Dossin, Georges. 1946. [ARM 01, 103 (Dossin1946-85852)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 43 no. 469 (1521224)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMSD —
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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2014-05-11 at 11:37:37 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-29 at 08:44:55 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:38 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Ajango, Kelsey M.; Washburn, Jody E.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Price, Jason R.; Durand, Jean-Marie CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 103 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254304.

ARM 01, 103 artifact entry (No. P254304). (2005, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254304

ARM 01, 103 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254304 (Accessed: March 20, 2023).

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  • note = {[Online; accessed 2023-03-20]},
  • year = {2005},
  • month = {jan 4},
  • title = {ARM 01, 103 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254304},
}

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