ARM 05, 006 (P338856)

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 ap-la-ha-an-da
4. a-nu-um-ma szu-ri-pu-um
5. i-na zi-ra-nim{ki}
6. i-ba-asz-szi ma-a-ad#
7. _lu2-tur-mesz_-ka a-na ma-as,-s,a-[ar-ti-szu]
8. szu-ku-un-ma ak-ka-szi-i
9. li-is,-s,u2-ru-ni-ik-kum
10. u3 a-di u4-mi asz-ra-nu-um
11. wa-asz-ba-at ka#-a-ia-an-tam#-ma#
reverse
1. li-za#-ab#-bi-lu
2. u3 szum-ma _gesztin du10-ga_
3. ma-ah-ri-ka a-na sza-te-[e]-ka#
4. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi
5. szu-up-ra-am-ma _gesztin_ t,a3-ba-am
6. a-na sza-te-e-ka lu-sza-bi-la-[kum]
7. a-al-ka{ki} ru-u2-uq
8. a-na s,i2-bu-ti-ka mi#-im#-ma
9. a-na s,e-ri-ia szi-tap-pa-[ra]-am#-ma#
10. s,i2-bu-ut-ka lu-ut-ta-ad-di-na-[ak-kum]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 5, 006

    [Dossin1951ARM5] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 5. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 314 no. 183

    [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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  • 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
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-30 at 16:05:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-09-07 at 11:20:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 05, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338856.
ARM 05, 006 artifact entry (No. P338856). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338856 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 05, 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338856 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 05, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338856},
}

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