ARM 26/1, 004 (P354561)

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 la-u2-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: umma la’um waradkama
 en: thus La’um, your servant:
4. {disz}as3-qu2-du-um _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
 ts: asqudum bārûm
 en: Asqudum, the diviner,
5. isz-tu ma-ha-ar _lugal_
 ts: ištu maḫar šarrim
 en: from before the king
6. il-li-ka-am
 ts: illikām
 en: came to me.
7. a-szar id-bu-bu ma-da-tim-ma id-bu-ub
 ts: ašar idbubu madātimma idbub
 en: Where he talked, many things he talked.
8. [a-na] a-ia-szi-im iq-bu-nim
 ts: ana ayyâšim iqbûnim
 en: To me they said so.
9. [ka]-ar#-s,i2-ia
 ts: karṣīya
 en: Slander of me,
10. [ka-ar-s,i2] {d}suen-i-di2-nam
 ts: karṣī sîn-iddinam
 en: slander of Sîn-Iddinam
reverse
1. [u3 {d}]utu#-illat-su2
 ts: u šamaš-illassu
 en: and of Šamaš-Illassu
2. [i-na] _igi lugal_ i-ku-ul
 ts: ina pān šarrim īkul
 en: before the king he ‘ate.’
  he fed the king slander of me, ...
3. ma#-am-ma-an i-na qa-ti-szu
 ts: mamman ina qātišu
 en: No one in his hand
4. u2-ul sza-lim a-na s,e-er# be-li2-ia
 ts: ul šalim ana ṣēr bēliya
 en: is safe. To my lord
5. a-ka-asz-sza-da-am-ma
 ts: akaššadamma
 en: I will arrive, and
6. t,e4-ma-am ga-am-ra-am
 ts: ṭēmam gamram
 en: a full report
7. ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia a-sza-ka-an
 ts: maḫar bēliya ašakkan
 en: before my lord I will place.

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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 26/1, 004

    [Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 00801

  • 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
2014-06-03 at 17:00:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-25 at 22:53:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Chen, Michel; Guerra, Dylan; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 26/1, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354561.
ARM 26/1, 004 artifact entry (No. P354561). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354561 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 26/1, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354561 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354561},
}


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