ARM 01, 115 (P254316)

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

56.0 mm × 40.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na a-ad-da-a
 ts: ana addaya
 en: To Addaya,
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak;
3. [um]-ma ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: umma yasmaḫ-addu
 en: thus Yasmaḫ-Addu,
4. _dumu_-ka-a-ma
 ts: mārkama
 en: your son:
5. asz-szum {disz}me-ra-[nim] a-si-i
 ts: aššum mērānim asî
 en: As to Mērānum the physician’s
6. an-ni-isz a-la-ki#-im
 ts: annîš alākim
 en: coming,
7. i-na pa-ni-tim-ma
 ts: ina pānītimma
 en: previously
8. a-na a-ad-da-a aq-bi#
 ts: ana addaya aqbi
 en: to Addaya I spoke.
9. i-na-an-na
 ts: inanna
 en: As of now
reverse
1. [ul ik]-szu#-dam-[ma]
 ts: ul ikšudamma
 en: he has not arrived, and
2. [{disz}]ri-szi-ia
 ts: rīšiya
 en: Rīšiya
3. i-na# na#-pi2-isz#-[ti]-szu#
 ts: ina napištišu
 en: in his life
4. na-di ma-di#-[isz]
 ts: nadi mādiš
 en: is threatened—he is very
5. ma-ru-us, szum-[ma li-ib]-bi
 ts: maruṣ šumma libbi
 en: sick! If it is the heart of
6. a-ad-da-a me-ra-nu-um
 ts: addaya mērānum
 en: Addaya, Mērānum
7. ar-hi-isz li-ik#-szu-dam-ma
 ts: arhiš likšudamma
 en: quickly should arrive, and
8. na-pi2-isz-ti ri-szi-ia
 ts: napišti rīšiya
 en: the life of Rīšiya
9. li-ik-szu-ud
 ts: likšud
 en: save!
10. la# i-ma-a-at
 ts: lā imât
 en: May he not die!

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • Dossin, Georges. 1946. [ARM 01, 115 (Dossin1946-85864)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 304 no. 168 (1521235)]

    history

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2018-06-20 at 18:14:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved
2014-04-26 at 11:49:01 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-25 at 10:09:03 Englund, Robert K. Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved
2014-04-21 at 09:17:31 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-13 at 15:27:37 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-03-13 at 10:26:52 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-03-13 at 10:26:42 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, 115 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254316.

ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (No. P254316). (2005, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254316

ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254316 (Accessed: March 20, 2023).

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  • year = {2005},
  • month = {jan 4},
  • title = {ARM 01, 115 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254316},
}

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