ARM 18, 017 (P351486)

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# mu-ka-an-ni-szi-im
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-el-ka-a-ma tup-pa-ka#
4. sza tu-sza-<bi>-lam esz-me asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni
5. wa-asz-szu-ri-im ta-asz-pu-ra-am#
6. la-ma tup-pa#-ka-ma i-ka-asz-sza-dam
7. a-na s,e-er su-mu-ha-du-u2
8. asz-pu-ur dan-na-tim asz-ku#-un
9. um-ma a-na-ku-ma _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni a-na szi#-ip-ri-szu-nu
10. wa-asz-sze-er i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma
11. _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni ka-la-szu-nu
12. at,-t,a3-ar-da-ku-um dan-na-tim
13. szu-ku-un-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
14. a-na e-pe2-esz szi-ip-ri-szu-nu a-ah-szu-nu
reverse
1. la i-na-ad-du-u2
2. sza-ni-tam asz-szum e-nu-ut {gesz}ia8-szi-bi-im
3. tup-pa-am tu-sza-bi-lam tup-pa-ka szu-u2
4. a-na ter-qa{ki} ik-szu-dam
5. i-na sza-ni-i-im u4-mi-im a-na ra-aq-qi2-im{ki}
6. [a-ka-asz-sza]-ad-ma
7. e-nu-ut {gesz#}ia8#-szi-bi-im ma-li tu-sza-bi-lam#
8. a-na pi2-i tup-pi2-ka sza tu-sza-<bi>-lam
9. e-nu-tam sza-a-ti u2-sze-te-eq
10. a-na szi-ip-ra-ne2-e sza _e2-gal_-li-ka
11. szu-pu-szi-im a-ah-ka la ta-na-ad-di

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 18, 017

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 316 no. 186

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 04139

  • 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
2022-02-23 at 10:19:25 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, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351486.
ARM 18, 017 artifact entry (No. P351486). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351486 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351486 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	title = {ARM 18, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351486},
}


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