ARM 18, 004 (P351473)

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 mu-ka-an-ni-[szi-im]
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma be-el-ka#-a-ma
4. a!-nu-um-ma# _4(disz) ma-na 1(u) su ku3-babbar_
5. i-na _na4 hi-a_ ma-hi-ra-tim a-hu!-ne2-esz
6. u2-sza-aq-qi2-la-am-ma
7. _ku3#-babbar#_ a#-na# {munus}{d}iszkur-du-ri
8. ad#-di#-na-am
9. _ku3-babbar_ sza-a-tu le-qe2-e-ma
10. a-na _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni
11. i-di-in
reverse
1. ($ erased $)
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 254 n. 17
2. ar#-hi#-isz# _{gesz}banszur_ gi-isz*-ta*-lu*-u2*-ma#
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 254 n. 18
3. a#-na pa-ni-ia li-le-e-em
4. _{gesz}banszur_ sza a-ka-li-ia#
5. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 18, 004

    [Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 254 no. 116

    [Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 378

    [Lafont2002Mukannišum] Lafont, Bertrand. 2002. “La Correspondance de Mukannišum Trouvée Dans Le Palais de Mari. Nouvelles Pièces et Essai d’évaluation.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 373–412. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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  • Accession No.: A 04169

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 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
2022-02-22 at 11:48:18 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 18, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351473.
ARM 18, 004 artifact entry (No. P351473). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351473 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351473 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351473},
}


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