ARM 14, 016 (P351356)

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]
2. [qi2]-bi2#-[ma]
3. um-ma ia#-[qi2-im-{d}iszkur]
4. _ARAD2_-ka-[a-ma]
5. asz-szum {lu2}se2-ke-ri-[im a-na s,e-er be-li2-a]
6. asz2-tap-pa-ra-am um-ma a-na#-[ku-ma]
7. ba-lum {lu2}se2-ke-ri-im# [ha-bu-ur na]-di#
8. u3 be-li2 asz-szum 1(disz) {lu2}se2-[ke-ri]-im#
9. i-na _dumu-mesz_ sza-al-lu-ri-im# a-na pa#-ha-at#
10. ha-bu-ur ta3-ra-di-im ba-ah#-di#-li#-im
11. u2-wa-e-er-ma {lu2}se2-ke-ra-am
12. u2-ul it-ru-dam t,up-pi2 a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia#
13. usz-ta-bi-lam wa-ar-ka-nu-um-ma
14. {disz}ba-ah-di-li-im ik-szu-da-ma
15. {disz}dingir-szu-illat#?-su2 it-ti-szu
16. it-ra-a-am-ma# i-na mu-usz-te-er-tim
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17. a#-na# <<a#-na#>> pa-ha-at ha-bu-ur
18. u2-wa-e-er-szu wa-ar-ka-nu-um-ma#
19. i-na si2-ma-an _nig2-DU_ tup-pi2 be-li2-ia#
20. a-na ba-ah-di-li#-im ik-szu-dam-ma
21. {disz}dingir-szu-illat?-su2 a-na ma-ri{ki} it-ra-am
22. u3 pa-ha-at# ha-bu-ur a-na {lu2-mesz}ah-hi
23. {disz}i3-li2-sza-ki-im s,e-eh-hi-ru-tim u2-te-er
24. u3 be-li2 ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-<<am>>-ma
25. um-ma-a-mi isz-tu a-na wa-asz-szu-ur [x]
26. _lu2_ sza i-na ne-pa-ri-im na-du-[...] x-im
27. pa-nam sza-ak-na-ta _lu2_ sze-[...]
28. asz-szum mi-nim a-na-ku a-na wa#-[asz-szu-ri-szu]
29. pa-nam a-sza-ka-an asz-szum-ma [1(disz) {lu2}se2-ke-ru-um]
30. tak2-lum la i-ba-asz-szu-u2 [a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia]
31. asz#-pu#-ra-am mi-[...]
32. x x x i-la-kam#
33. x [...]

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 14, 016

    [Birot1974ARM14] Birot, Maurice. 1974. Lettres de Yaqqim-Addu, Gouverneur de Sagarâtum. Archives Royales de Mari 14. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 638 no. 828

    [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 — ?
  • Accession No.: A 00588

  • 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
2010-10-20 at 18:54:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 14, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351356.
ARM 14, 016 artifact entry (No. P351356). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351356 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351356 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351356},
}


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