ARM 02, 037 (P272949)

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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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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: ana bēliya qibima
 en: To my lord speak!
2. um-ma i-ba-al-dingir
 ts: umma ibal-el
 en: Thus Ibal-El
3. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
4. t,up-pi2 i-ba-al-{d}iszkur isz-tu asz2-la-ak-ka{ki}
 ts: ṭuppi ibal-addu ištu ašlakka
 en: The tablet of Ibal-Addu from Ašlakka
5. ik-szu-da-am-ma a-na asz2-la-ak-ka{ki}
 ts: ikšudamma ana ašlakka
 en: arrived here; to Ašlakka
6. al-li-ik-ma a-na ha-a-ri-im qa-t,a2-li-im
 ts: allikma ana ḫârim qaṭālim
 en: I went, but to slaughter a donkey foal
7. bi-ri-it ha-na-_mesz_ u3 i-da-ma-ra-as,
 ts: birīt ḫanê u idamaraṣ
 en: between the Haneans and Idamaraṣ
8. me-ra-na-am u3 'a4-az-za-am isz-szu-ni-im-ma
 ts: mērānam u ‘azzam iššȗnimma
 en: a puppy and a goat they brought!
9. be-li2 ap-la-ah-ma-a me-ra-na-am
 ts: bēlī aplaḫma mērānam
 en: My lord I revered, and a puppy
10. u3 'a4-az-za-am u2-ul ad-di-in
 ts: u ‘azzam ul addin
 en: and a goat I did not give;
11. [ha]-a-ra-am _dumu_ a-ta-ni-im
 ts: hâram mār atānim
 en: a donkey foal, the young of a donkey mare,
12. [a]-na-ku u2-sza-aq-t,i3-il
 ts: anāku ušaqṭil
 en: I had slaughtered;
13. sa-li-ma-am bi-ri-it ha-na-_mesz_
 ts: salīmam birīt ḫanê
 en: peace between the Haneans
14. u3 i-da-ma-ra-as, asz-ku-un#
 ts: u idamaraṣ aškun
 en: and Idamaraṣ I established;
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1. [i]-na# hu#-ur-ra-a{ki}
 ts: ina ḫurraya
 en: in Hurraya,
2. i-na i-da-ma-ra-as, ka-li-szu
 ts: ina idamaraṣ kališu
 en: in all of Idamaraṣ,
3. ha-na-_mesz_ i-sza-ab-bi-i-ma sza-bi-'u5-um
 ts: ḫanû išabbima šābi’um
 en: the Ḫanu people will be satisfied, a sated person
4. ge-re-em u2-ul i-szu-u2
 ts: gērêm ul išū
 en: no enemy has;
5. be-li2 li-ih-du t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em
 ts: bēlī liḫdu ṭuppi annêm
 en: may my lord rejoice! This my tablet
6. i-na ra-ta-as,-pa-tim{ki}
 ts: ina rataṣpatum
 en: in Rataṣpātum
7. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-la#-am
 ts: ana ṣer bēliya ušābilam
 en: to my lord I sent;
8. wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ne2-e-im#
 ts: warki ṭuppiya annē’im
 en: after this my tablet,
9. a-di _u4 3(disz)-kam_ a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia#
 ts: adi ūmim šalāšat ana ṣer bēliya
 en: on the 3rd day, to my lord
10. a-ka-asz-sza-da-am#
 ts: akaššadam
 en: I will arrive.
11. na-wu-um u3 _dumu_ si-im-'a4-al sza-lim
 ts: nawûm u mār sim’al šalim
 en: The steppe and the mār-Sim’al are well.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Jean, Charles-François. 1947. [ARM 02, 037 (Jean1947-93472)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 443 no. 283 (1567620)]

    history

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-11-14 at 15:42:46 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-05-06 at 18:50:18 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-05-06 at 18:49:49 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-28 at 14:44:57 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-22 at 10:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-22 at 10:13:06 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-22 at 10:10:48 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Guerra, Dylan; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Price, Jason R.; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 037 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272949.

ARM 02, 037 artifact entry (No. P272949). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272949

ARM 02, 037 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272949 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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  • year = {2005},
  • month = {jun 24},
  • title = {ARM 02, 037 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272949},
}

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