ARM 14, 048 (P351388)

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 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
4. i-nu-ma be-li2 _kaskal_ u2-sze-sze-ru be-li2 a-na {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
5. szi-ip-t,a3-am ki-a-am id-di-in um-ma-a-mi
6. gi-ir-rum sza al-la-ku u2-ul sza u4-mi ma-du-tim
7. gi-ir-rum sza ta-al-la-ka ne2-e'-ra-rum sza _u4 1(u)-kam_
8. sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_-ma a-di ta-tu-ur-ra-nim a#-na _e2 hi-a_-ku-nu
9. _lu2-nu-banda3_ u3 {lu2}na-gi-rum u2-ul i-ta-as2-si
10. szi#-ip#-t,a3-am an-ne2-em be-li2 isz#-pi2-it,-ma i-na u4-mi-szu2#-ma
11. {disz}ia-si-im-su2-mu-u2 a-na# be#-li2-ia ki-a-am iq-bi
12. um-ma-a-mi _ab2 hi-a_ ma-a _sze_ sza# [e2]-kal2#-lim# [i-di]-isz#-[sza]
13. _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim be-li2 li#-[si-iq-ma _sze_ sza e2]-kal2#-lim
14. li-di-szu u3 be#-li# ki#-a-am i-pu#-[ul-szu um-ma-a]-mi#
15. e-li-i _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni _simug lu2 tug2-du8#? [a-mesz?_]
16. u3 _lu2-azlag?-mesz_ sza a-na _sze_-ia szu-ru-ub#-[im es3]-qu2#
17. [it?-te?]-ne#-eg-ra _ab2 hi-a_-ma [_sze_ sza] e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-sza
18. [szi-ip-t,a3-am an]-ne2-em be-li2-ia esz15-te-em#-mu-u2
19. [... sza]-ap#-ti be-li2 isz-pi2-it,-ma
20. [(x) be]-li2-ia a-na-s,a-ar i-na-an-na
21. [{disz}ia-si-im]-su-mu-u2
22. [ki-a-am isz-pu]-ra#-am um-ma-mi
23. [_gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke]-nim# [e]-si#-iq#-ma
24. [...] _sze?_ sza e2-kal2#-[lim]
reverse
1. [... {lu2}]mu#-usz-ke-nu ka-lu#?-[x] x [x]
2. [...] x x [...] x x-mu-su
3. [x {lu2}]mu-usz-ke-nu asz-szum a#-na _e2 hi-a_-szu-nu szu-ta-si-im
4. sza#-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz-mu-u2 ap-la-ah-ma
5. _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim u2-ul al-pu-ut
6. 2(u) _gu4 hi-a_ sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ sza a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
7. ka-lu-u2 e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ sza e2-kal2-lim <i-di-isz>-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu
8. a-na _kislah_ sza-ni-i-im de-szi-im qa-tam isz-ku-nu
9. u3 i-na bad3{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im qa-tam-ma 3(u) _gu4 hi-a_
10. sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti bad3{ki} ka-lu-u2
11. e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu
12. i-na-an-na ia-si-im-su-mu ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am
13. um-ma-a-mi# a-nu-um#-ma# t,up-pi sza asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim#
14. a-na _kislah hi-a_ e2-kal2-lim# de-szi-im e-se#-qi2#-im a-na s,e-er _lugal_
15. usz-ta-bi-il szum#-ma# _gu4 hi-a#_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke#-[nim] ta#-na#-ad-di#-in-ma
16. _sze_ sza e2-kal2-lim i#-di-isz-szu t,up-pi2 sza a-na s,e-er _lugal_
17. u2-sza-bi-lam te-ra-am u2-la-szu-ma _gu4 hi-a_ u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in
18. t,up-pi2 a-na s,e#-er _lugal_ li-ti-iq an-ni-tam ia-si-im-su-mu-u2
19. isz-pu-ra-am u3 a-na-ku ki-a-am asz-pu-ur-szum
20. t,up-pa a-na-ku-ma asz-szum mi-nim t,up-pa-ka sza a-na s,e-er be-li-ia
21. szu-bu-lu a-ka-al-la mi-im-ma-a _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
22. a-na _sze_ sza _e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im es3-qu2-ma a-na-ku ak-la-szu-nu-ti
23. asz-szum {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nu-um sza-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz#-mu#-u2
24. ap#-la-ah-ma 1(disz) _gu4_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
25. u2-ul al-pu-ut [i-na-an]-na
26. szum-ma _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim#
27. a-na _kislah hi-a e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im e-si2-iq
28. an-ni-tam la an-ni#-tam# be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
29. ma-la sza be-li2-ia i-sza#-pa-ra-am lu-pu-usz2

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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, 048

    [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. 357 no. 651

    [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 02705

  • 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 18:54:34 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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351388.
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (No. P351388). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351388 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351388 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351388},
}


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