ARM 04, 051 (P338813)

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 ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: ana Yasmaḫ-Addu
 en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan
 ts: umma Išme-Dagan
 en: Thus Išme-Dagan,
4. a-hu-ka-a-ma
 ts: aḫukama
 en: your brother:
5. asz-szum ma-la#-ki-ka ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 ts: aššum malākīka tašpuram
 en: Concerning your messengers you wrote me.
6. szum-ma t,up-pi2 an-nu-u2-um
 ts: šumma ṭuppī annûm
 en: If this my tablet
7. a-na s,e-ri-ka ik-ta-asz-da-kum-ma
 ts: ana ṣērika iktašdakkumma
 en: to you arrives, and
8. _u4#_-mu#-um ma-a-ad isz-tu ma-da-ra-a{ki}
 ts: umum mād ištu madaraya
 en: it will be many days; from Madaraya
9. ['i3]-e#?-er-ma kap-ru-um
 ts: ’ierma kaprum
 en: go, a strong village
10. [da-an]-nu-um i-ba-asz-szi
 ts: dannum ibašši
 en: is there.
11. [szu-sze]-ra-am-ma
 ts: šušeramma
 en: Go straight in, and
12. [bi]-i-it
 ts: bīt
 en: house!
reverse
1. u3 ur-ra-am i-na ka-s,a-ti-szu
 ts: u urram ina kaṣâtišu
 en: Further, the next morning, early,
2. a-na s,e-ri-ia ku-usz-dam
 ts: ana ṣēriya kušdam
 en: to me come.
3. u3 _lu2-tur_-ka la-mi-ka li-bu-am
 ts: u ṣuḫārka lamika libû’am
 en: Further, let your servant before you go along,
4. li-ih-mu-t,a3-am-ma ki-ma a-na pa-ni-ka
 ts: liḫmuṭamma kīma ana pānika
 en: let him be quick, so that to you
5. a-na tu-usz-hi-im{ki}
 ts: ana Tušḫim
 en: at Tušḫum
6. a-sa-an-ni-qu2 szum-ma la ki-a-am-ma
 ts: asanniqu šumma la kīamma
 en: I can approach. If not thus
7. tu-sza-am-szi-ma i-na ma-da-ra-a{ki}-ma
 ts: tušamšima ina madarayama
 en: you spent the night, but in Madaraya
8. ta-ab-ti-it sze-rum sze-ra-am-ma
 ts: tabtīt šērum šēramma
 en: housed, as early as possible
9. al-kam u3 _lu2-tur_-ka
 ts: alkam u ṣuḫārka
 en: come, and your servant
10. li#-bu-am-ma a-ia-szi-im
 ts: libû’amma ayâšim
 en: let go along, and just me
11. li-ba-ar-re-e-em
 ts: libarrêm
 en: let him notify.
12. ki-ma a-na a-lim
 ts: kīma ana ālim
 en: When the city
13. a-sa-an-ni-qu2
 ts: asanniqu
 en: I approach,
14. u3 _dingir-mesz_
 ts: u ilū
 en: and the gods
left
1. ki-ma ma-la-ki-szu-nu-ma#
 ts: kīma malākīšunuma
 en: like their messengers
2. li-il-li-ku-nim#
 ts: lillikūnim
 en: let them come.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 4, 51

    [Dossin1951ARM4] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 4. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 116 no. 27

    [Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: Wu Yuhong, Suppl. JAC 1 (1994), 261-263,

    [sec84373] N.d.

  • history: TAVO Beih. B 26, 072-073,

    [sec84374] N.d.

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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
2014-05-21 at 16:06:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-21 at 16:01:45 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
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 04, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338813.
ARM 04, 051 artifact entry (No. P338813). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338813 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338813 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 04, 051 artifact entry},
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}

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