ARM 04, 012 (P338774)

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# 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. isz-tu# dingir#-ga#-mil#? it-ti isz-me-{d}da-gan
6. e-[li]-isz# it-ta-al-ku
7. {disz}[me-es3]-ki#*-nu#*-um i-sze-em-me-ma
8. x [x] x x u2-ul# isz-ta-ap-pu
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 117 n. 252
9. i#-[na] li#-ib#-bi ma#-a-tim
10. x x x-ba#?-al
11. [...] x x x (x)-da
12. [...] x
13. [isz-tu ...]{ki}
14. [a-na ma-tim e-li]-tim#
15. a-[na ta-al-mu-usz{ki} _kaskal_]
16. szu-u2 s,a!-bi#-it#
reverse
1. [a-na ma-a]-tim# e-li-tim#
2. a-na# ma#-a-at ta*-al-mu-usz#[{ki}]
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 118 n. 253
3. pa-ni-szu isz-ta-ka#-an
4. i-na-an-na-ma a-me-er x x x [x] x
5. te-re-tu-ka lu-u2 in#*-ne2#*-ep-sza
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 118 n. 254
6. t,e4-em-ka lu-u2 s,a-bi#-it#
7. a-na ki-ma wa-ar-ka#-nu-um
8. isz#-tu sza ta-al*-li#-ku
9. [_lu2 kur2_] ki-ma 1(disz) _lu2_ a-na ma-ti-szu
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 118 n. 255
10. [...] x-ba-szu-ma
11. [...]-im#? i-na ma-ti-[x] x

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, 12

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 117 no. 519

    [Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. 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 10:52:08 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
2023-01-31 at 13:50:40 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338774.
ARM 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P338774). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338774 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338774 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338774},
}


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