ARM 10, 010 (P349974)

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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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]
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord
2. [qi2-bi2]-ma#
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um#-ma {munus}szi-ib-tu _geme2_-ka-a-[ma]
 ts: umma šibtu amatkama
 en: Thus Šibtu, your maid:
4. _e2 dingir-mesz-dingir-mesz e2-gal_-lum
 ts: bīt ilī ekallum
 en: the temples, the palace,
5. u3 ne-pa-ra-tum sza-al-ma
 ts: u nepārātum šalmā
 en: and the workhouses are well.
6. sza-ni-tam {munus}ka-ak-ka-li-di
 ts: šanītam kakka-lidi
 en: Another thing: Kakka-Lidi
7. i-na _e2_ {d}i-tur2-me-er i-mu-ur
 ts: ina bīt itur-mer īmur
 en: in the temple of Itur-Mer saw (a vision);
8. um-ma-a-mi _2(disz) {gesz}ma2_ ma-al-lu-u2
 ts: ummāmi šinā eleppātum mallû
 en: thus (her): “Two barge-rafts,
9. ra-ab-bu-tum na-ra-am pa-ar-ku-ma
 ts: rabbûtum nāram parkūma
 en: large ones, the river were blocking, and
10. _lugal_ u3 _lu2-mesz_ re-du-um
 ts: šarrum u awīlū rēdûm
 en: the king and soldiers
11. _sza3-ba_ ra-ki-ib sza i-mi-it-tim
 ts: libbum rakib ša imittim
 en: within were riding. Those on the right
12. [a]-na# szu-me2-lim
 ts: ana šumēlim
 en: to the ones on the left
13. [i]-sza-as-su-u2
 ts: išassû
 en: were shouting,
14. [um]-ma szu-nu-ma szar-ru-tum
 ts: umma šūnuma šarrūtum
 en: thus they: “Kingship,
15. [ha]-at,#-t,u2-um _{gesz}gu-za_
 ts: ḫaṭṭum kussûm
 en: sceptre, throne,
reverse
1. pa-lu-um ma-tum e-li-tum
 ts: palûm mātum elītum
 en: reign, land upper
2. u3 sza-ap-li-tum
 ts: u šaplītum
 en: and lower
3. a-na zi-im-ri-li-im
 ts: ana zimri-lim
 en: to Zimri-Lim
4. na-ad#-na-at# u3 _lu2-mesz_ re-du-u2-um
 ts: nadnat u awīlū rēdûm
 en: are given!”; further, the soldiers,
5. ka-lu-szu# [i]-ip-pa-al
 ts: kalûšu ippal
 en: all of them, were answering:
6. a-na zi-im-ri-li-im-ma
 ts: ana zimri-limma
 en: “To Zimri-Lim
7. na-ad-na-at
 ts: nadnat
 en: it is given!”
8. _{gesz}ma2_ ma#-al#-lu-u2 szu-nu
 ts: eleppātum mallû šūnu
 en: these barge-rafts
9. a-na ba#-ab _e2-gal_-lim
 ts: ana bāb ekallim
 en: to the gate of the palace
10. [...]-ma
 ts: ...-ma
 en: ...
11. [...]-szu
 ts: ...-šu
 en: ... ”
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 10, 010

    [Dossin1967ARM10] Dossin, Georges. 1967. La Correspondance Féminine. Archives Royales de Mari 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: ARM 26/1, 236

    [Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 316 no. 1139

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 02437

  • 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
2014-06-03 at 16:55:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-03 at 16:34:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-03 at 08:09:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-31 at 09:13:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-31 at 09:09:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Price, Jason R. CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-09-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Chen, Michel; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Vandyke, Elizabeth G. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 10, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349974.
ARM 10, 010 artifact entry (No. P349974). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349974 (Original work published 2007)
ARM 10, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349974 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349974},
}


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