ARM 03, 078 (P273122)

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

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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] ki-ib-ri-{d}da-gan
 ts: umma kibri-dagan
 en: Thus Kibrī-Dagan
4. [_ARAD2_]-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. [{d}]da#-gan u3 {d}ik-ru-ub-il sza-al-mu
 ts: dagan u ikrub-il šalmū
 en: Dagan and Ikrub-Il are well.
6. [a]-lum# ter-qa{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim
 ts: ālum terqa u ḫalṣum šalim
 en: The city of Terqa and the district are well.
7. a-na _sze_-im sza ha-al-s,i2-ia e-s,e2-di-im
 ts: ana îm ša ḫalṣiya eṣēdim
 en: In harvesting the grain of my district
8. [u3] a-na _ki-ud-hi-a_ na-sa-ki-im
 ts: u ana maškanātim nasākim
 en: and piling up in the threshing floors
9. [a-ha]-am# u2-ul na-de-e-ku
 ts: aḫam ul nadêku
 en: I have not been negligent.
10. [sza-ni-tam] asz-szum a-bu-ul-lim _gibil_
 ts: šanītam aššum abullim eššetim
 en: Another thing: concerning the making of the new city gate,
11. [e-pe2-szi]-im i-na pa-ni-tim
 ts: epēšim ina pānītim
 en: previously
12. [{disz}...] _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-u2-um
 ts: ... awīlum muḫḫûm
 en: ..., the ecstatic,
13. [il-li-ka]-am#-ma
 ts: illikamma
 en: came to me, and
14. [i-ta-asz-sza]-asz
 ts: ītaššaš
 en: he was in constant distress.
reverse
1. [um-ma szu]-ma
 ts: umma šūma
 en: Thus he:
2. [a-na szi-pi2-ir a-bu]-ul-lim sza#-a-ti
 ts: ana šipir abullim šâti
 en: The work on that city gate
3. [qa-at-ka szu]-ku#-un
 ts: qātka šukun
 en: begin!
  lit. set your hand
4. [i-na-an-na _u4_-um] t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em
 ts: inanna ūmum ṭuppī annêm
 en: Now the day this, my tablet,
5. [a-na s,e]-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi#-lam
 ts: ana ṣēr bēliya ušābilam
 en: to my lord I dispatched.
6. [_lu2_ mu-uh]-hu-u2-um szu-u2 i-tu-ra-am-ma
 ts: awīlum muḫḫûm šū itūramma
 en: That ecstatic returned here and
7. [ki-a-am] iq-be2-e-em
 ts: ki’am iqbêm
 en: in the following way spoke to me,
8. [u3] dan#-na-tim isz-ku-na-am um-ma-a-mi
 ts: u dannātim iškunam ummāmi
 en: and gave strong orders, thus:
9. [szum-ma] a-bu-ul-lam sza-a-ti
 ts: šumma abullam šâti
 en: If this city gate
10. [u2]-ul te-ep-pe2-sza
 ts: ul teppešā
 en: you all do not construct,
11. [ku]-ru#-ul-lum isz-sza-ak-ka#-an
 ts: kurullum iššakkan
 en: a ‘pile-up’ will occur.
12. [u2]-ul# ka-asz-da-tu-nu
 ts: ul kašdātunu
 en: You all will not be successful!
  or You are not numerous enough
13. [an-ni]-tam _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-u2-um# szu-u2
 ts: annītam awīlum muḫḫûm šū
 en: This, that ecstatic
14. [iq]-be2#-e-em u3 a-na e-bu#-ri#-[im]
 ts: iqbêm u ana ebūrim
 en: said to me. And in the harvest
15. [pu-ul]-lu-sa-ku su2-hu-ur#
 ts: pullusāku suḫḫur
 en: I am occupied. Diverting
16. [wa]-ar#-di-ia u2-ul e-le-[em]
 ts: wardīya ul elêm
  < ele’’e’am
 en: my servants I cannot do.
17. [szum-ma] be-li2 i-qa-ab-bi
 ts: šumma bēlī iqabbi
 en: If my lord commands,
18. [ne2-e'2-ra-rum li-il]-li#-kam-ma#
 ts: ne’rārum lillikamma
 en: let help come here, and
19. [...]
 ts: ...
 en: ...

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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 3, 78

    [Kupper1948ARM3] Kupper, Jean-Robert. 1948. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 3. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: ARM 26/1, p. 450-451 no. 221bis

    [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. 90 no. 942

    [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: MC 12, p. 263

    [Heimpel2003letters] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2003. Letters to the King of Mari. A New Translation, with Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary. Mesopotamian Civilizations 12. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Nissinen, WAW 12 (2003) p. 56-57 no. 32,

    [sec52953] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
  • Accession No.: A 04934

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-11-14 at 15:43:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-19 at 10:05:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-19 at 10:05:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-11 at 11:38:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 03, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273122.
ARM 03, 078 artifact entry (No. P273122). (2005, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273122
ARM 03, 078 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273122 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2005ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {ARM 03, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273122},
}


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