ARM 02, 133 (P273040)

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 i-din-{d}nu-musz-da#
 ts: umma iddin-numušda
 en: Thus Iddin-Numušda,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. i-na pa-ni-ti-im
 ts: ina pānītim
 en: Previously
6. be-li2 asz-szum ka-li
 ts: bēlī aššum kāli
 en: my lord concerning the holding back
7. ge-ri-im sza qa-t,a3-nim{ki}
 ts: gerrim ša qaṭanim
 en: of the expedition of Qaṭanum
8. iq-be2-em-ma
 ts: iqbêmma
 en: spoke to me, and
9. isz-tu _u4 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: ištu ūmim ḫamišat
 en: since five days
10. _lu2-mesz_ ka-le-ku
 ts: awīlī kalêku
 en: the men I have held back;
11. u3 pu-ha-di-szu-nu
 ts: u puḫādīšunu
 en: and their lambs
12. i-na ne2-pi2-isz-ti-im
 ts: ina nēpištim
 en: in extispicy
13. ig-da-am-ru
 ts: igdamrū
 en: have been used up.
reverse
1. szum-ma li-bi be-li2-ia
 ts: šumma libbi bēliya
 en: If it pleases my lord,
2. be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
 ts: bēlī lišpuramma
 en: my lord should write me, and
3. _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu la i-ka-lu-u2
 ts: awīlū šunu lā ikkallû
 en: these men should not be held back!
4. li-li-ku
 ts: lillikū
 en: Let them go!
5. _lu2-mesz_ i-ta-na-sza-szu
 ts: awīlū ītanaššašū
 en: The men are continuously distressed.
6. a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana ūmim šalāšat
 en: On the 3rd day,
7. ha-ra-nu-um u2-s,i2
 ts: ḫarrānum uṣṣi
 en: a caravan will go out.
8. it-ti ha-ra-nim
 ts: itti ḫarrānim
 en: With the caravan,
9. wa-ar-ki-tim
 ts: warkītim
 en: the later one,
10. _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri
 ts: mārū šiprī
 en: may the messengers
11. li-s,u2-u2
 ts: līṣû
 en: go out.

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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  • primary: ARM 2, 133

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 102 no. 954

    [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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  • 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
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-10-15 at 13:01:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-08-22 at 01:53:47 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Novotny, Jamie CDLI approved View
2014-05-20 at 16:37:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-11 at 09:11:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Price, Jason R. CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 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, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273040.
ARM 02, 133 artifact entry (No. P273040). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273040 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273040 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273040},
}


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