ARM 02, 097 (P273008)

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, Damascus, Syria

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National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

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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
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma as3-qu2-du-um
 ts: umma Asqudum
 en: Thus Asqudum,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. te-re-tim a-na szu-lum
 ts: têrētim ana šulum
 en: the omens about the well-being
6. _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri
 ts: mārī šiprī
 en: of the messengers
7. e-pu-usz2-ma la-ap-ta
 ts: epušma laptā
 en: I did, and they are not favorable.
8. a-ta-ar e-pe2-es3-su2-nu-szi-ma
 ts: atâr eppessunūšima
 en: I will again do for them.
9. [i]-nu-ma te-re-tum
 ts: inūma têrētum
 en: When the omens
10. isz-ta-al-ma
 ts: ištalmā
 en: have become favorable,
11. a-t,a3-ar-ra-su2-nu-ti
 ts: aṭarrassunūti
 en: I will dispatch them.
12. sza#-ni-tam asz-szum sa-ag-[bi]
 ts: šanītam aššum sagbî
 en: Another thing: concerning the patrols
reverse
1. sza ha-la-as, ik-szu-ud-ap-pa-szu
 ts: ša ḫalaṣ ikšud-appa-šu
 en: of the district of Ikšud-appašu
2. u3 ha-ab-du-ma#-{d}da-gan
 ts: u ḫabdu-ma-dagan
 en: and Ḫabduma-Dagan,
3. mi-im-ma sa-ag-bu
 ts: mimma sagbû
 en: no patrols
4. u2-ul sza-ak-nu
 ts: ul šaknū
 en: are installed.
5. u3 ne2-ke-me2-tum ma-la
 ts: u nēkemētum mala
 en: And the stunted parts, whatever
6. i-na ni-qi2 be-li2-ia
 ts: ina nīqī bēliya
 en: in the offerings of my lord
7. im-ta-na-qu2-ta
 ts: imtanaqqutā
 en: are always showing up,
8. be-li2-ma i-di
 ts: bēlīma īde
 en: my lord too knows.
9. a-na sa-ag-bi a-hu-um na-di
 ts: ana sagbî aḫum nadi
 en: As for the patrols, one has become negligent.
10. u3 te-re-et ne2-pi2-isz-ti
 ts: têrēt nēpištī
 en: And the omens of the extispicies
11. sza# szu-lum ha-al-s,i2-szu-nu
 ts: ša šulum ḫalṣīšunu
 en: of the well-being of their districts
12. [la-ap]-ta
 ts: laptā
 en: are unfavorable.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 97

    [Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: ARM 26/1, 087

    [Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 95 no. 945

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Accession No.: A 04872

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-15 at 13:01:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-06-20 at 17:05:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Giles, Ralph CDLI approved View
2014-05-01 at 17:57:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Price, Jason R. CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 02, 097 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273008.
ARM 02, 097 artifact entry (No. P273008). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273008
ARM 02, 097 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273008 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2005ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {ARM 02, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273008},
}


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