ARM 02, 071 (P272982)

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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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
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord,
2. [qi2-bi2-ma]
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma ARAD2-i3-li2-[szu]
 ts: umma warad-ilišu
 en: Thus Warad-ilišu,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. asz-szum s,a-bi-im ia-am-ha-di-im
 ts: aššum ṣābim yamḫadim
 en: As for the troops of Yamḫadum
6. sza a-na babila2{ki} i-li-ku
 ts: ša ana bābilim illiku
 en: that went to Babylon
7. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
 ts: ḫammu-rapi
 en: Hammurapi
8. a-na t,e4#-mi#-im# sze#-e-mi-ma
 ts: ana ṭēmim šemîma
 en: at hearing the report
9. ma-di-isz ih#-di
 ts: mādiš iḫdi
 en: became very happy.
10. um-ma szu-ma da-am-qi2-isz
 ts: umma šūma damqiš
 en: Thus that one: “Excellent,
11. a-hi-i s,a-bi a-na babila2{ki}
 ts: aḫī ṣābī ana bābilim
 en: my brother the troops to Babylon
reverse
1. it,-ru-ud
 ts: itrud
 en: sent.
2. u3 si2-si2-ik-ti
 ts: u sissiktī
 en: And my hem
3. it-ti _lu2_ babila2{ki}
 ts: itti awīl bābilim
 en: with the man of Babylon
4. a-hi ir-ku-us2
 ts: aḫī irkus
 en: my brother tied.”
5. u3 um-ma szu-ma
 ts: u umma šūma
 en: And thus that one too:
6. a-di pu-du-hi-im
 ts: adi pudduḫim
 en: “Until Pudduḫum
7. ka-le-ka
 ts: kalêkka
 en: I will hold you back.”
8. wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-im an-ni-im
 ts: warki ṭuppim annîm
 en: After this letter
9. sza a-na be-li2-ia usz-ta-bi-lu
 ts: ša ana bēliya uštābilu
 en: that to my lord I have sent,
10. a-na _u4 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana ḫamšat ūmim
 en: the 5th day,
11. isz-tu ha-la-ab{ki}
 ts: ištu ḫalab
 en: from Ḫalab
12. u2-sze#-sze20-ra-am
 ts: ušeššeram
 en: I will direct.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 71

    [Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 199 no. 576

    [Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: FM 7, no. 22

    [Durand2002FM7] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2002. Le Culte d’Addu d’Alep et l’affaire d’Alahtum. Florilegium Marianum 7. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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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 10:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-02-17 at 14:40:08 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-02-17 at 14:39:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2014-05-11 at 11:07:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-06 at 16:20:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-05 at 17:23:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-05 at 17:20:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-29 at 09:32:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-29 at 08:26:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 02, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272982.
ARM 02, 071 artifact entry (No. P272982). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272982 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272982 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272982},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272982},
}


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