ARM 18, 031 (P351500)

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 ma-ap-ra-kum-ma
4. ra-im-ka-a-ma
5. _lu2-tur_ ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
6. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
7. a-nu-um-<ma> _lu2_ s,a-ba-am-_mesz_
8. i-ra-du-ni-ku
9. _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti
10. mu-hu-ur
reverse
1. _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti
2. it-ti# [_lu2_] s,a#-[bi-im]-_mesz#_
3. szu-ut#-[...]
4. be-x x x x x it#-ti
5. ma-szi#-im# u2-ul u2-sza-bu
6. tup-pa-am# me-he-er
7. tup#-pi2#-ia it-ti _lu2_ s,a-bi-im#
8. ar#-hi#-isz# szu#-bi#-lam
9. [...] x [...] x
10. [x] x x di x x [x] x
11. [u2]-sza#-bu an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
12. [szu]-up#-ra#-am
left
1. [sza-ni-tam a]-na# _i3-gesz_ ta-asz-ta-na-pa-ra-nim
  Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 329 n. 32
2. [a-nu]-um-ma isz-ka#-ar# 1(disz) _lu2-i3-sur_
3. [usz]-ta#-bi-lam u3 [a]-na#-ku# ni-szi
4. _i3-gesz#_ a-ta-na-pa-al

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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, 031

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 329 no. 638

    [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: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 377

    [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 04160

  • 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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-02-24 at 13:06:10 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351500.
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (No. P351500). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351500 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351500 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P351500},
}


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