ARM 06, 018 (P338955)

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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NMSDeZ — ?

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] be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma#
2. [um]-ma ba-ah-di-li-im _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. [a]-lum ma-ri{ki} _e2-gal_-lum u3 ha-al-s,um sza-lim
4. t,up-pa-am# sza be-li2 a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. u2-sza-bi#-lam t,up-pa-am sza-a-tu ki-ma u2-sza-ak-szi-du-ni-isz-szu#-ma
6. a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 usz-ta-bi-il-szu
7. u3 a-na-ku ki-ma sza be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am
8. t,up-pa-am usz-ta-wi-ma a-wa-[at] ri-ki#-is3# <s,i2-im>-da-tim-ma
9. u2-sza-asz2-t,e4-er-ma t,up-pa-am# [usz-ta-bi-il]-szum#
10. sza-ni-tam wa-ar-ki t,e4-mi#-[im sza isz-tu ha]-am#-mu-ra-pi2
11. il-li-ku t,e4-mu-um sza#-[nu-u2-um] ik#-szu-dam
12. {disz}i-szi-im-e2-a _ARAD2_ [be-li2-ia]
13. {disz}{d}marduk-ni-szu [u3 ...]
14. 2(disz) _dumu_ szi-ip-ri babila2#[{ki} ki-a-am iq-bu-nim]
15. [um]-ma#-a-mi ki-ma s,a-[...]
16. [a-na] t,e4-em [...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [pa-an s,a-bi-im an-ni-im]
2'. {disz}a-bu-me-ki-in# i-s,a-ab-ba-[at]
3'. t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em i-szi-im-e2-a _ARAD2#_ [be-li2-ia]
4'. u3 2(disz) _dumu_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ babila2_[{ki} ub-lu-nim]
5'. u3 a-nu-um-<ma> _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti a-na s,e-[er be-li2-ia]
6'. at,-t,a3-ar-dam i-na-an-na isz-tu s,a-bu-um it#-[ta-al-kam]
7'. u3 i-mu-ru-nim s,a-bu-um szu-u2 ar-hi-isz i-ta#-[a-ar]
8'. i-ha-am-mu-t,a3-am t,e4-em s,a-bi-im sza-a-tu
9'. ar-hi-isz be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am
10'. u3 sza-ni-tam asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri ar-ra-ap-ha-yi
11'. u3 e2-gal-la-ta-yi{ki}
12'. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia t,a3-ra-di-im
13'. i-na pa-ni-tim asz-pu-ra-am i-na-an-na
14'. asz2-ta-al-ma _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti ak-la
15'. um-ma a-na-ku-ma as-su2-ur-re-ma a-na a-wa-tim
16'. [ri]-iq-ti9-im i-il-la-ku
17'. [i-na]-an#-na szum-ma ik-ka-al-lu-u2
18'. [u2-lu-ma] a-t,a3-ar-ra-da-asz-szu-nu-ti an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
19'. [be-li2] li#-isz-pu-ra-am
20'. _iti#_ ki-nu#-nim _u4 9(disz)-kam_ t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em#
21'. [a]-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 6, 018

    [Kupper1953ARM6] Kupper, Jean-Robert. 1953. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 6. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 501 no. 319

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
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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
2019-03-08 at 07:12:12 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2016-02-20 at 18:33:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-02-20 at 18:32:35 CDLI Atf CDLI 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 06, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338955.
ARM 06, 018 artifact entry (No. P338955). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338955 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338955 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338955},
}


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