ARM 14, 081 (P351421)

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 ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur# [_ARAD2_-ka-a]-ma#
4. _lu2-mesz_ sza ba-za-ha-tim a-di la#-[as3-qi2]-im2#?
5. a-na wa-ar-ka-tim pa-ra#-[si]-im#
6. asz-pu-ur-ma u3 t,e4-ma-am ki-a-am u2-te-ru-nim
7. um#-ma-a-mi _udu hi-a_ sza {lu2}ha-na-_mesz_ x x x
8. i-ka-la ha-s,i-ra-tum la-as3#?-qa?-am ik-szu-da
9. asz-szum# be-li2 i-na pa-ni-tim i-ia-ti u3 {lu2}me-er-he-e-em
10. u2-na-<hi>-da-an-ni-ti wa-ar-ka-tam ip#-ru-su#-nim be-li2
11. {lu2}me-er-he-e-em li-hi-it,# as-su2-ur#-re-e-ma
12. _dingir_ <a>-yi-i-di-in hi-t,i2-tum ib-ba-asz-szi-ma be-li2
13. ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bi um-ma-mi# wa-ar-ka-tam am-mi-nim
14. la ta-ap-ru-<us2>-ma a-na s,e-ri#-ia# la ta-as3-pu-ra-am
15. a-nu-um-ma a-na# s,e#-er be-li2-ia asz-pu#-ra-am
16. be-li2 lu i-de ha-al-s,i# ha-la-as,# me-er#-hi-i-im
17. sza-ni-tam su-um-hu-ra-pi2 sza-pi2#-[t,u2]-tam#
18. i-na ha-la-as, sa#-ga-ra-tim#[{ki} i-pe2]-esz15#-ma
19. 1(disz) szu-szi _GAN2 a-sza3#_ [i]-na# e2-ak-ka#-[ka]{ki#}
20. s,a-bi-it u3 i-tur2-as2-du [...]
21. isz-sza-ki-in-ma# i?-na#? zi-ib#?-na#-[tim{ki}]
22. a-lik pa-ni-[szu? x x x] x [x x]
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1. i-na#-an-na# [...]
2. ki#-a-am isz-[pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi]
3. a-na _a-sza3_-ia la#? [...]
4. pa-na-nu-um x x x x x [...]
5. i-na t,u2-bi _a-sza3#_ is,-ba-at [i?]-tur2#?-as3#?-du#? isz#-sza#-ki#-in#-[ma]
6. i-na t,u2-bi-ma# _a#-sza3_ is,-ba-at
7. i-na-an-na a-na-ku mi-nu-um _{lu2}dumu_-sza _geme2_-sa3
8. u2-lu-ma sza-gi-il-tam a-pu-ul-szi-ma
9. an-ni-tam isz#-pu#-ra-am# ki-ma pa-nu-ut-tu-um-ma
10. i-na t,u2-bi _a-sza3_ is,!-ba-tu-u2 a-na-ku i-na t,u2-bi-ma
11. a-s,a-ba-at u3 i-nu-ma aq-ba-a-hu-um
12. a-na e2-ak-ka-ka{ki} il-li-ik-ma
13. _esz2-gar3_ 3(disz) _{gesz}apin hi-a_ sza _a-sza3_ u2-ma-al-li
14. mi-im-ma-a _a-sza3_ szu-u2 a-na i-si-iq-ti-<ia>
15. e-si-iq 1(disz) li-im 4(disz) me _GAN2 a-sza3_
16. wa-ta-ar-tum sza {lu2}we-du-u2-tum
17. u2-lu! mu-usz-ke-nu-um i-ri-szu
18. u3 a-nu-um-ma be-li2 aq-ba-a-hu-um _ARAD2_-su2
19. li-sza-al# ki-ma _a-sza3_ sze-tu {lu2}[sza]-pi2-t,u2-um
20. a-lik pa-ni-ia s,a-bi-it i-na-an-na# [...]
21. i-gi-sa#-am# e-li i-gi-se-e-em
22. a-na be-li2-ia u2-re-ed-de-em#
23. u3 {munus}pa-ar-tum a-na s,e-er _munus_ x [...]
24. {munus}dam-hu-ra-s,i2-im be-el-ti# [...]
25. [szi?]-ba-at-ma la szi-na-ti# [...]
left
1. ma-ha-ar be-el#-ti-ia szu-mi
2. ah-ta-na-sa3-as-ma i-na li-ip-ta-ti-sza
3. sza-pa-ra-am an-ne2-e-em be-el-ti
4. isz-pu-ra#-am# e-li ma-ah-ru-tim
5. a-na-ku sza qa-bi#-sa e-pe2-esz15
6. asz-szum _a-sza3_ sze-tu a-na be-li2-ia#
7. asz-pu-ra-am be-li2 lu i-de#

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, 081

    [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. 537 no. 752

    [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.

  • history: JESHO 44, p.451-504, p. 464-465

    [vanKoppen2001agriculture] Koppen, Frans van. 2001. “The Organisation of Institutional Agriculture in Mari.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 44: 451–504.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 00653

  • 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 18:54:38 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, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351421.
ARM 14, 081 artifact entry (No. P351421). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351421 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351421 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351421},
}


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