ARM 06, 031 (P338968)

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

Museum Number

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#
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ba-ah-di-li-im
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. a-lum4# ma-ri{ki} u2 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-li-im
6. [asz-szum] s,a#-bi-im sza li-mi-{d}iszkur
7. u3 ia-ku-un-di-ri#-im t,a3-ra-di-im
8. sza# [be]-li2# isz-pu-ra-am
9. [x _lu2]-mesz#_ sza i-na ma-ri#{ki} wa#-asz-bu
10. [x _lu2]-mesz_ sza i-na ter-qa#[{ki}] wa#-asz-bu
11. 1(u) 7(disz) _[lu2]-mesz_ sza ia-ku-un-[di-ri]-im#
12. 9(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza i-na ma-ri{ki} wa-asz-bu#
reverse
1. 4(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza i-na ter-qa{ki} wa-asz-bu
2. 1(u) 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ sza li-mi-{d}iszkur
3. _szunigin 3(u) lu2-mesz_ sza# ia-ku-un-di-ir
4. u3 li-mi-{d}iszkur sza a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
5. at,-t,a3-ar-da-am
6. {disz}ku-ra#-nu _giri3-saga{ga}_ sza ia-ku-un-di#-ir# ka-li#
7. {disz}sza-du-ul-la mar-s,u2-um#
8. 1(disz) _lu2-tur_ ku-un-gu sza-qu2-szu
9. {disz}ia-szu-ub-dingir {disz}{d}suen-i-di2-nam#
10. 2(disz) _lu2-mesz_ an-nu-tum i-na a-wa-tim ki-a-am is,-ba-tu-ni-ni
11. um#-ma#-a-mi i-nu-ma i-na re-esz be-li2-ne ni-za-az-zu
12. [a-na li]-ib-bi a-lim sza-a-tu sza e-pe2-szi-im
13. [u2]-ul# ta-t,a3-ra-da-ne2-ti-ma
14. [ah-hu-ni i]-s,a-ba#-tu-ne2-ti-ma#
15. [... usz2]-ma-tu-ne2-ti
16. [an-ni-isz it]-ti# _ARAD2-mesz_ be-li2#-[ni5]
left
1. [u2-ul ta]-t,a3#-ra-da-ne2-ti [t,e4-mi s,a]-bi#-it _4(disz) lu2-mesz_ ka-lu#
2. [it-ti] li-mi#-[{d}]iszkur u3 asz-szum s,a-ba-[im u2-ul] at,#-t,a3-ar-dam li-ib#-bi
3. [ma-ri]{ki} ru-du? szum-ma sza a-na ne-pa#-[ri]-im# szu-ru-bi-im u2-lu-ma
4. [szum-ma sza] ki-ma na-<sa>-hi-im an-ni-tam la an#-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-[am]

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 6, 031

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 185 no. 566

    [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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  • 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 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338968.
ARM 06, 031 artifact entry (No. P338968). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338968 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338968 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338968},
}


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