ARM 02, 126 (P273033)

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 ia-si-im-su-mu-u2
 ts: umma yasim-sumu
 en: Thus Yasim-Sumû,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. _4(u) 2(disz) lu2-lu2-mesz 2(disz) ansze-hi-a_
 ts: erbâ šina awīlūtu šina imērū
 en: Of the 42 men, 2 donkeys,
6. _dumu-mesz e2-gal_-la#-tim
 ts: mārū ekallātim
 en: sons of Ekallatum
7. sza# [ik-szu-du-nim-ma]
 ts: ša ikšudūnimma
 en: who arrived here,
8. _1(disz) geme2#_ sza# [...]-hu
 ts: ištēt amtam ša ...-ḫu
 en: 1 female servant of ...-ḫu
9. u3 _1(disz) geme2_ sza {d}[...]
 ts: u ištēt amtam ša ...
 en: and 1 female servant of ...
10. sza i-na _e2-gal_-[lim]
 ts: ša ina ekallim
 en: who in the palace
11. id-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
 ts: iddinūšunūšim
 en: they gave to them,
reverse
1. a-mu-ur-ma ak-la#-[szi-na-ti]
 ts: amurma aklâšināti
 en: I saw, and I held them back.
2. u3 lu2-{d}nanna ki-a-am iq#-bi#
 ts: u awīl-nanna ki’am iqbi
 en: And Awīl-Nanna in the following way spoke,
3. um-ma-a-mi isz-tu-ma
 ts: ummāmi ištuma
 en: thus (he): “If really
4. na-ap-la-as2-tam sza a-na _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni
 ts: naplastam ša ana mārī ummênī
 en: the blinkers(?) that to the craftsmen
5. ta-ad-di-na ta-ak-la-a
 ts: taddinā taklâ
 en: you all gave, you held back,
6. u3 ul-la-nu-um qa-tam-ma# be-li2 i-ip-pe2-esz
 ts: u ullânum qātamma bēlī ippeš
 en: so there the same my lord will do.
7. i-na-an-na as-su2-ur-re asz-szum _2(disz) geme2_
 ts: inanna assurri aššum šittā amātim
 en: Now perhaps as to the two female servants
8. sza ak-lu-u2 ni-zi-iq-tum ib-ba-asz-szi
 ts: ša aklû niziqtum ibbašši
 en: that I held back, anger will arise.
9. an-ni-tam [la an]-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am
 ts: annītam lā annītam bēlī lišpuram
 en: Either way, my lord should write to me.

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 2, 126

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 252 no. 1079

    [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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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-05-20 at 16:22:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-20 at 16:10:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-12 at 08:54:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 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, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273033.
ARM 02, 126 artifact entry (No. P273033). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273033 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273033 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 02, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273033},
}


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