ARM 05, 083 (P338933)

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
1. [a]-na be-li2-ia
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma la-u2-um
 ts: umma la’um
 en: Thus La’um
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. _iti_ ki-nu-nim _u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_ is-su2-uh-ma
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmum šinšeret issuḫma
 en: It is the month of Kinūnum, the 12th day expired, and
6. {disz}sag-{d}nin-bala
 ts: reš-ninbala
 en: Reš-Ninbala,
7. a-na ma-ri{ki} ik-szu-dam
 ts: ana mari ikšudam
 en: in Mari arrived.
8. te-re-tim a-na _kaskal_-szu
 ts: tērêtim ana ḫarrānišu
 en: Extispicies for his journey
9. u2-sze-pi2-isz-ma
 ts: ušēpišma
 en: I had performed, and
10. lu-up-pu-ta
 ts: lupputā
 en: they were very unfavorable.
11. [... x]-isz#-ma
 ts: ...-išma
 en: ..., and
reverse
1. [... x]-szu
 ts: ...-šu
 en: ... him.
2. [be-li2] lu-u2 i#-de#
 ts: belī lū īde
 en: My lord should know!
3. [ma-ri{ki}] sza#-lim
 ts: mari šalim
 en: Mari is well;
4. [ma-a-tum sza]-al-ma#-at#
 ts: mātum šalmat
 en: the land is well.
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 5, 083

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 103 no. 956

    [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
2019-02-05 at 07:32:07 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2014-05-25 at 22:37:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-25 at 22:31:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Washburn, Jody E. 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, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338933.
ARM 05, 083 artifact entry (No. P338933). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338933 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 05, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338933 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 05, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338933},
}


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