ARM 02, 072 (P272983)

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

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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 qi2-bi2-ma
2. [um]-ma ia-ri-im-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. {disz}t,a3-ab-e-li-ma-a-tim {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
4. _ARAD2_-du-_mesz_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. sza isz-tu u4-mi ma-du-tim i-na ma-asz-ka-an-sza-pi2-ir{ki} wa-asz-bu
6. a-na babila{ki} ik-szu-du-nim _4(disz) lu2-mesz_ ra-ak-bu-ut# _ansze-hi-a_
7. _lu2-mesz_ la-ar-su2-u2 a-li-ik i-di-szu-nu
8. t,e4#-em-szu-nu al-ma-ad-ma ki-a-am sza-ap-ru
9. um-ma-a-mi asz-szum s,a-bi-im sza ta-asz2-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am
10. esz-me-e-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na ma-a-tim sza-ni-tim pa-nam sza-ki-in
11. asz-szum ki-a-am s,a-bi u2-ul at,-ru-da-ak-kum
12. s,a-bi re-sza-am-ma u2-ka-a-al
13. szum#-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri#-[ka] pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam#
14. [s,a]-bi in-'a4-ra-ar-ra-ak-kum
15. [u3] szum-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri-ia pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam#
16. s,a-bu-ka li-in-'a4-ar-ra-am
17. an-ni-tam ri-im-{d}suen
18. a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 isz-pu-ra-am
19. u3 asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ mu-ti-a-ba-al
reverse
1. sza# i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ ip-pa-ar-szi-du-ma
2. a-na ia-mu-ut-ba-lim i-ru-bu asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti
3. sza#-li-im ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2
4. a-na ri-im-{d}suen isz-pu-ur-ma ki-a-am i-pu-lam um-ma szu-ma
5. ki-ma na-pi2-isz-tam a-ra-am-mu at-ta u2-ul ti-de-e
6. _[lu2]-mesz_ szu-nu-ti 1(disz)-am3 2(disz)-am3
7. a-na li-ib-bi ma-ti-ia# as-sa3-hur-szu-nu-ti
8. li-ib-ba-szu-nu u2-na-ah-ma u2-ta-[ra]-ak-ku-usz2-szu-nu-ti
9. an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-asz-szum
10. sza-ni-tam {disz}szi-me-ta-gu-up _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri sza _sukkal_ elam-ma-tim
11. a-na pa-an zi-im-ra-ha-am-mu ir-pu-ud mi-im-ma u2-ul#-ma
12. {disz}{d}suen-i-di2-nam _dub-sar_ sa3-ka3-ki-im
13. isz-[tu _e2]-gal_-lim u2-s,e-e-em-ma
14. a-na# [_e2_] szu-tu-um-mi-im# sza# _sukkal dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti
15. u2-[sze]-ri#-bu-ma szi-me-ta#-gu#-up
16. sza 6(disz) _nig2#-gub_ 3(disz)-szu uh-hi-zu-szu
17. u3 ba-ab na-ap-t,a3-ri-szu ik-ta-lu-szu
18. _sa2-du11_-szu ih-ta-ar-s,u2
19. u3 ta-asz-li-ma-tim a-na pa-an _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti
20. u2-[ul u2-sza]-li#-mu#
21. be#-[li2 lu-u2 i]-de#

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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, 072 (Jean1947-93506)]

    primary

  • N.d. [Charpin, ARM 26/2 (1988) p. 171-173 no. 368 (1567636)]

    history

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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
  • Accession No.: A 04849

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2019-03-08 at 07:11:37 Jagersma, Abraham H. Jagersma, Abraham H. CDLI approved
2017-10-23 at 22:02:56 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2017-10-23 at 17:08:58 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2017-09-07 at 08:10:58 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, 072 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272983.

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P272983). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272983

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272983 (Accessed: March 20, 2023).

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  • month = {jun 24},
  • title = {ARM 02, 072 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272983},
}

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