ARM 02, 057 (P272968)

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

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na a]-bi-ni zi-im-ri-li-im
 ts: ana abini zimri-lim
 en: To our father, Zimri-Lim,
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma ka-bi-ia
 ts: umma kabiya
 en: Thus Kabiya
4. u3 yu-um-ra-as,-dingir
 ts: u yumraṣ-el
 en: and Yumraṣ-El,
5. _dumu_-ru-ka-a-ma
 ts: mārūkama
 en: your sons:
6. pa-ni-ni5 a-na s,e-er
 ts: pānīni ana ṣēr
 en: to
7. a-bi-ni ni-id-di-in#-ma#
 ts: abini niddinma
 en: our father we prepared to travel, but
8. sza-mu-u2
 ts: šamû
 en: rain
9. u3 sa-al-ku
 ts: u salkū
 en: and snow
reverse
1. ik-la-an-ne2-ti
 ts: iklânnêti
 en: held us back.
2. isz-tu na-ga-ar{ki}
 ts: ištu Nagar
 en: From Nagar
3. a-di t,a3-ba-tim{ki}
 ts: adi ṭabātim
 en: until Ṭabātum
4. ik-la-an-ne2-ti
 ts: iklânnêti
 en: they held us back.
5. i-na-an-na _u4_-um t,up-pa-ni
 ts: inanna ūm ṭuppani
 en: Now, the day our tablet,
6. an-ne2-e-em
 ts: annêm
 en: this one,
7. a-na s,e-er
 ts: ana ṣer
 en: to
8. a-bi-ni
 ts: abini
 en: our father
9. [nu]-sza-bi-la-am
 ts: nušābilam
 en: we sent,
left
1. [a]-na# qa-t,u2-na-nim
 ts: ana qaṭṭunānim
 en: in Qaṭṭunān
2. ni#-ik-szu-ud
 ts: nikšud
 en: we arrived.

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
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  • Jean, Charles-François. 1947. [ARM 02, 057 (Jean1947-93491)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 413 no. 263 (1567625)]

    history

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-11-14 at 15:43:04 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-28 at 18:31:08 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-04-24 at 12:00:36 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272968.

ARM 02, 057 artifact entry (No. P272968). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272968

ARM 02, 057 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272968 (Accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  • month = {jun 24},
  • title = {ARM 02, 057 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272968},
}

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