ARM 04, 008 (P338770)

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 ia-as2-ma-ah#-{d}iszkur
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
4. a-[bu]-ka-a-ma
5. [asz-szum {disz}]puzur4#-i3-li2
6. [ar]-hi#-isz# t,a3-ra-di-im
7. [asz]-pu#-ra-ak-kum
8. ar#-hi-isz u2-ul ta-at,-ru#-[dam]
9. _siskur2#-re_ i-te-ti#-iq#
reverse
1. [i]-na-an-na isz-tu _siskur2#-[re]_
2. i-te-et-qu2 ta-[ka-al-szu]
  Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 110 n. 24
3. isz-szi-sza-am-ma a-na# [s,e-ri-ia]
4. am-mi-[nim puzur4-i3-li2]
5. ar-hi-isz la ta-at,-ru-[dam]

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 4, 8

    [Dossin1951ARM4] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 4. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 110 no. 963

    [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
2022-10-15 at 15:19:51 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338770.
ARM 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P338770). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338770 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338770 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338770},
}


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