ARM 02, 079 (P272990)

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#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma za-ki-ra-ha-am-mu-u2
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. a-lum qa-at,-t,u2#-na-an{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim
6. 2(disz) li-im s,a-bu-um sza ha-ia3-su-mu-u2
7. u3 szu-ub-ra-am a-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki}
8. {disz}zu-ha-at-ni a-lik pa-an s,a-bi-im
9. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia pa-nu-szu-nu sza-ak-nu
10. sza-ni-tam qar-ni-li-im a-na s,e-ri-ia#
11. ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma#-a-mi#
12. {disz}i-ba-as2-si-ir _lu2-na#-[gada]_
13. u3 sza-pi2-dingir _lu2_ ha-nu-u2
14. sza# _udu hi-a_ sza ha-a-ia!-dingir
15. _lu2_ ia-mu-ut-ba#-lim
16. im-szu-hu i-na asz-na-[ak-ki-im{ki}]
  Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 232 n. 115 reads: im-szu-'u5 i-na asz-na-[ki-im{ki} ik-su2]
17. _ARAD2_-di-_mesz_-ia a-na s,e#-[ri-ka]
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1. at,-t,a3-ar-dam _lu2-mesz_ ha-[ni-i szu?-nu?-ti?]
2. u3 ia-usz-{d}iszkur _lu2-ugula* [na-gada-mesz]_
  coll. Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 232 n. 116
3. it-ti _ARAD2_-di-_mesz_-ia szu-us,#*-[ta-as,-bi-it-ma]
  coll. Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 232 n. 117
4. a-na s,e-er a-hi-ia t,u2-ru-us#-[su2-nu-ti-ma]
5. a-hi di-nam li-sza-hi-is-su2-nu#-[ti]
6. an-ni-tam qar-ni-li-im isz-pu-ra#-[am]
7. a-na-ku _lu2-tur_ qar-ni-li-im ki-a-am a-pu#-[ul]
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma _lu2-na-gada-mesz_ i-na qa-ti-ia#
9. u2-ul i-il-la-ku t,e4-em _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti
10. i-na qa-at be-li2-ia i-ba-asz-szi an-ni-tam
11. _lu2-tur_ qar-ni-li-im a-pu-ul
12. i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma _dumu_ szi-ip-ri-im
13. sza qar-ni-li-im a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia [at,]-t,a3#*-ar*!-dam
  coll. Birot, ARM 27 (1993) p. 137 & Durand, RA 82 (1988) p. 103 n. 16
14. u3 tup-pi2 qar-ni-li-im sza a-na s,e-ri#-[ia]
15. il-li-kam ak-nu-kam-ma a-na s,e#-[er]
16. be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 79

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

  • history: ARM 27, 069

    [Birot1993ARM27] Birot, Maurice. 1993. Correspondance Des Gouverneurs de Qaṭṭunân. Archives Royales de Mari 27. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 232 no. 1058

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Accession No.: A 04854

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-03-06 at 15:18:55 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272990.
ARM 02, 079 artifact entry (No. P272990). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272990 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272990 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272990},
}


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