ARM 02, 139 (P273046)

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 bēlīya
 en: To my lord
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma mu-ka-an-ni-szum
 ts: umma mukannišum
 en: Thus Mukannišum,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. asz-szum t,e4-em {d}iszkur sza be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni
 ts: aššum ṭēm addu ša bēlī uwa’’eranni
 en: “Concerning the report of Addu, about which my lord gave me instructions,
6. t,e4-ma-am sza be-li2 u-wa-e-ra-an-ni
 ts: ṭēmam ša bēlī uwa’’eranni
 en: the report, about which my lord gave me instructions,
7. a-na i-ni-ib-{d}utu
 ts: ana inib-šamaš
 en: for Inib-Šamaš
8. u3 dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
 ts: u ilšu-nāṣir marī bārî
 en: and Ilšu-nāṣir, diviners,
9. ap-pu-ul-ma _4(disz) sila4-hi-a_
 ts: appulma erbet puḫādī
 en: I dug out, and 4 lamb(-extispicie)s
10. i-pu-szu-ma te-re-ti-szu#-nu
 ts: ipušūma têrētišunu
 en: they performed, and their extispicies
11. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-la-am
 ts: ana ṣēr bēliya ušābilam
 en: to my lord I had brought.
12. t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am
 ts: ṭēmam gamram
 en: A complete report
13. be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am
 ts: bēlī lišpuram
 en: may my lord send.
14. a-nu-um-ma _6(disz) gir2 zabar_ sza _ku3-babbar_ uh-hu-za
 ts: anumma šediš patrāt siparrim ša kaspam uḫḫuzā
 en: Herewith, 6 bronze knives with silver plated,
reverse
1. 3(disz) ha-s,i2#-ni _gal_
 ts: šalāšat ḫaṣṣinī rabûtum
 en: 3 large axes
2. 1(disz) ha-s,i2-nu _1(disz) 1/2(masz) ma-na_
 ts: ištēn ḫaṣṣinum ištēn mišil manûm
 en: 1 ax of 1 1/2 mina,
3. 1(disz) aga-si-li-ki# _gal_
 ts: ištēn agasilikkum rabûm
 en: one large agasilikku (ax),
4. [n] na-aq-qa-bu _1(disz) ma-na_
 ts: ... naqqabū ištēn manûm
 en: ... piercers of 1 mina,
5. [n] na-al#-pi2-tu _1(u) gin2#?-am3_
 ts: ... nalpitū ešret šiqlū?
 en: ... engraving tools of 10 shekels,
6. [u3] 1(disz) me2-s,i2-rum sza _zabar_
 ts: u išten mēṣirum ša siparrim
 en: 1 drawing tool of bronze,
7. _[n] szukur zabar 5(disz) ma-na_
 ts: ... šakurrū sipparim ḫamšat manûm
 en: ... bronze pegs of 5 mina;
8. _[szunigin] 2(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na_
 ts: napḫarum ešrā išten šaluštum manûm
 en: total: 21 1/3 mina,
9. _[ki-la2]-bi_-szu-nu _1(disz) {gada}hi-rum na-al-ba-szu
 ts: šuqultišunu išten kitum ḫīrum nalbašu
 en: their weight; 1 (linen) garment, nalbašu
10. _[n] {gada}hi-ru
 ts: ... ḫīrū
 en: ... (linen) garments,
  erasures before gada
11. [...] _{gesz}na2_
 ts: ... eršim
 en: ... bed:
  requires collation
12. e#-nu#-tam# an#-[ni-tam]
 ts: enūtam annītam
 en: these utensils
  requires collation
13. a#-na s,e-er# be-li2-ia
 ts: ana ṣēr bēliya
 en: to my lord
14. at,#-t,a3-ar-dam
 ts: aṭṭardam
 en: I have dispatched.”

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 139

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

  • history: ARM 26/1, 111

    [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. 107 no. 960

    [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.

  • history: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 380

    [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 04909

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-12-15 at 14:30:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-28 at 15:35:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-10 at 21:03:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-23 at 16:13:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273046.
ARM 02, 139 artifact entry (No. P273046). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273046
ARM 02, 139 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273046 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {ARM 02, 139 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273046},
}

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