ARM 10, 008 (P349972)

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

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 {munus}szi-ib-tu
 ts: umma šibtu
 en: Thus Šibtu,
4. _geme2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: amatkama
 en: your maid:
5. i-na _e2_ an-nu-ni-tim sza li-ib-bi a-lim
 ts: ina bītim annunītim ša libbi alim
 en: In the Annunītum-house of the center of the city
6. {disz}{munus}a-ha-tum _munus-tur_ {d}da-gan-ma-lik
 ts: aḫātum ṣuḫarat dagan-mālik
 en: Aḫātum, daughter of Dagan-Mālik,
7. im-ma-hi-ma ki-a-am iq-bi
 ts: immaḫima kiam iqbi
 en: went into a trance and in the following way spoke,
8. um-ma-mi zi-im-ri-li-im
 ts: ummāmi zimri-lim
 en: thus: “Zimri-Lim,
9. u3 szum-ma at-ta mi-sza-ta-an-ni
 ts: u šumma atta mišātanni
 en: and if you disregard me,
10. a-na-ku e-li-ka
 ts: anāku elika
 en: I myself over you
11. a-ha-ab-bu-us,4
 ts: aḫabbuṣ
 en: am bursting (with love);
12. na-ak-ri-ka
 ts: nakrīka
 en: your enemies
13. a-na qa-ti-ka
 ts: ana qātika
 en: in your hand
reverse
1. u2-ma-al-la
 ts: umalla
 en: I will fill;
2. u3 _lu2-mesz_ szar-ra-qi2-ia
 ts: u awīlī šarrāqīya
 en: further, the men, my robbbers
3. a-s,a-ab-ba-at-ma
 ts: aṣabbatma
 en: I will seize, and
4. a-na ka-ra-asz {d}nin-e2-gal-lim
 ts: ana karāš bēlet-ekallim
 en: in the camp of Bēlet-ekallim
5. a-ka-am-mi-is-su2-nu-ti
 ts: akammissunūti
 en: I will collect them.
6. i-na sza-ni-i-im u4-mi-im
 ts: ina šanîm ūmim
 en: The next day,
7. {disz}a-hu-um _lu2-sanga_ t,e4-ma-am
 ts: aḫum šangûm ṭēmam
 en: Aḫum, the temple administrator, this report,
8. an-ne2-e-em szar-ta-am
 ts: annêm šārtam
 en: a lock of hair
9. u3 si2-is-si2-ik-tam
 ts: u sissiktam
 en: and a hem
10. ub-la-am-ma a-na be-li2-ia
 ts: ublamma ana bēliya
 en: brought to me, and to my lord
11. asz-pu-ra-am szar-ta-am
 ts: ašpuram šārtam
 en: I wrote. Lock of hair
12. u3 si2#-is#-si2-ik-tam
 ts: u sissiktam
 en: and hem
13. ak-nu-ka-am-ma
 ts: aknukamma
 en: I sealed, and
14. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
 ts: ana ṣēr beliya
 en: to my lord
15. usz-ta-bi-lam
 ts: uštābilam
 en: I have sent.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 10, 008

    [Dossin1967ARM10] Dossin, Georges. 1967. La Correspondance Féminine. Archives Royales de Mari 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: ARM 26/1, 214

    [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. 316 no. 1138

    [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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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 00671

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-06-03 at 16:06:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-03 at 08:09:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-31 at 08:00:48 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
2007-09-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Chen, Michel; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Vandyke, Elizabeth G. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 10, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349972.
ARM 10, 008 artifact entry (No. P349972). (2007, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349972
ARM 10, 008 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349972 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2007ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {ARM 10, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349972},
}


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