ARM 04, 043 (P338805)

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# isz-me-{d}[da-gan]
4. [a-hu]-ka-a-[ma]
5. [u4]-um# a-na ka-ar#?*-[...]
6. [asz2]-ta#-na-ap-pa-ru# [i-na li-ib-bi-ia]
7. a#-wa-tam ki-a-am# [as,-ba-at]
8. um#-ma a-na-ku-ma# ha#-[na-_mesz_ u3 s,a-ba-am]
9. ki-ma ge5-er-ri-im [sza na-ak-ri-im]
10. [lu]-ut,#*-ru-ud-ma sza# ki#-[ma in-na-pa-pu]
11. [ma-la] is,#-ba-tu-nim-ma# [...]
12. [a-na] s,e-ri-ia# [i-re-du-nim]
  5-12: coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 276 n. 543
  about 2 lines missing
reverse
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 277 n. 544
  about 1 line missing
1'. [li]-ik#-mi#-szu# asz*-szum# [ha-na-_mesz_]
2'. [u3] s,a-ba-am ki-ma ge5#*-er-ri#*-[im]
3'. [sza] na-ak-ri-im at,-ru-[du]
4'. [wa]-ar#-ka-at ma-a-tim
5'. [lu-u2] kam*-sa#-at u3 la kam*-sa#*-at#
6'. [i]-pa#-ra-su-nim
7'. [u3] ma*-la in-na-pa-pu i-s,a-ba#-tu#-[ma]
8'. [a-na] s,e#-ri-ia i-re-du-nim#
9'. [as]-su2#-ur-ri te-sze-em-me-ma#
10'. [li-ib]-ba-ka
11'. [la i]-ga#-al-lu-ut#*-[ma?]

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, 43

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 276 no. 609

    [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
2023-02-14 at 13:26:16 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338805.
ARM 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P338805). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338805 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338805 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338805},
}


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