ARM 02, 081 (P272992)

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. u4-um tup-pi2 an-ne2-em a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
7. u2-sza-bi-lam
8. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ kur-da{ki}
9. a-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} i-ru-ba-am
10. sza-ni-tam i-na pa-ni-tim-ma asz-szum sze-im sza# _e2-gal_-lim#
11. a#-na# ha-al-s,i2-im na-da-nim a-na s,e#-er
12. be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am u3 be-li2
13. ki#-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi
14. mi#-im-ma _sze_ ha-al-s,u2-um
15. ha-asz-hu i-di-in
reverse
1. u3# ni*-ba-am sza sze-im sze-ti
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 375 n. 63
2. u2-lu-u2 ki-ma s,i2-ib-tam us,2-s,a-bu
3. u2-lu-u2-ma ki-ma qa-aq-qa-da-am-ma
4. i-na e-bu#-ri-im u2-ta-ar-ru
5. an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam be-li2 u2-ul isz-pu-ra-am-ma
6. ha-al-s,u2-um i-du-ur-ma um-ma-a-mi
7. as-su2-ur-re-ma i-na e-bu-ri-im
8. sze-em u3 _masz2_-su2 u2-sza-ad-da-nu-ne2-ti
9. ma-am-ma-an sze-em u2-ul il-qe2
10. u3 ka-lu-szu a-na sze-im isz-tu szu-bar-tim
11. za#*-ba#*-lim#* re-eq u3 am-sza-li-tam
12. et#*-bi*-ma#* i#*-na#* ma*-ha*-ar* ha#-am-mi-sza-gi-isz
13. ha#*-ab#*-ta#*-ku#* asz2#*-[ta]-as#*-si*
14. [ha]-al-s,u2-um ik#*-[tu]-un#*
  lines 11-14: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 375 n. 64
15. [i]-na-an-na be-li2 li-isz-ta-al-ma
16. na#*-ab* _szu ti-a_ sza sza*-at-tim
17. i*-da-mi-iq#
  lines 16-17: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 375 n. 65
left
1. u2#-ul# i*-ma*-t,i2* 2(disz) me _a-gar3 sze_ a-na ha-al-s,i2#-im
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 375 n. 65; Birot, ARM 27 (1993) p. 148 reads: ... a-na [e2-kal2-li]m* [l]i*-tu-ur2*
2. li#-in-na-di-in-ma i-na# e-bu-ri-im
3. qa-qa-ad sze-im a-na [szu-du-nim] li#*-tu-ur2*
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 375 n. 66
4. sza# _ARAD2_-du-ti-ia a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am
5. be-li2 ma-li e-li-szu t,a3-bu li-pu-usz2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 81

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

  • history: ARM 27, 076

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 374 no. 240

    [Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Accession No.: A 04856

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 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, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272992.
ARM 02, 081 artifact entry (No. P272992). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272992 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272992 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P272992},
}


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