ARM 26/1, 113 (P354670)

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 isz-hi-{d}iszkur
 ts: umma išḫi-addu
 en: Thus Išḫi-Addu
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: waradkama
 en: your servant:
5. _sila4 masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ sza ma-ha-ar _dingir_
 ts: puḫād bārîm ša maḫar ilim
 en: the sheep of the diviner which before the god
6. ik-bu-bu te-er-ta-szu a-mu-ur#
 ts: ikbubu têrtašu amur
 en: he burned, his extispicy I saw;
7. i-na te-er-tim sza-a-ti na-[ap-la-as3-tu-um]
 ts: ina têrtim šâti naplastum
 en: In that extispicy the ‛blinder’
8. i-na qa-qar ki-it-tim [sza-ki-in]
 ts: ina qaqqarim kīttim šakin
 en: at the ‛true spot’ was situated.
9. pa-da-nu sza-ki-in-ma [...]
 ts: padānu šakimma
 en: The path was situated, and ...
10. pu-uz-rum da-na-na-am u2-ul# [i-szu]
 ts: puzrum danānam ul īšu
 en: the mystery did not have the strength.
11. _ka2 e2-gal_-lim sza-lim
 ts: bāb ekallim šalim
 en: The gate of the palace is well.
reverse
1. i-na ma-as,-ra-ah _sipa_
 ts: ina maṣraḫ rē’îm
 en: In the duct of the shepherd
2. {gesz}tukul sza-ki-in-ma _sipa_ ir-de#-[em]
 ts: kakkum šakimma
 en: a weapon-mark, and the shepherd followed it;
3. isz-da-an _sipa_ i-mi-it-[ta-am]
 ts: išdān rē’îm imittam
 en: the two bases of the shepherd, to the right,
4. sa3-ar-ma szu-me-lam na-as-[ha]
 ts: sarmā šumēlam nasḫā
 en: were sectioned, on the left torn out.
5. da-an-na#-[at] szu#-me-lim sa3-ak-ki?-[isz]
 ts: dannat šumēlim sakkiš
 en: The fortress on the left like a s.
6. pa-at,-[ra]-at
 ts: paṭrat
 en: was loose;
7. i-mi-it-ti# [u2]-ba-nim ta-ar#-[ka-at]
 ts: imitti ubānim tarkat
 en: The right of the finger was dark;
8. szu-me-el2 u2-ba#-nim# ra#-ki#-[is]
 ts: šumēl ubānim rakis
 en: the left of the finger was bound;
9. s,i2-ib-tum ma-ak#-[...]
 ts: ṣibtum mak-...
 en: the attachment was ...;
10. ha-szu-u2 sza-al#-[ma ...]
 ts: hašû šalmā
 en: the lungs were well;
11. ki-is,-rum i-mi#-[it-tam ...]
 ts: kiṣrum imittam ...
 en: The knot to the right ...
12. e-le-tum sza#-[al-ma]
 ts: elêtum šalmā
 en: The upper parts were well.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 26/1, 113

    [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. 94 no. 944

    [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: Nougayrol, JCS 21 (1968) 226-227 (copy Dossin),

    [sec91380] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 00860

  • 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
2014-06-24 at 17:36:34 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
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, 113 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354670.
ARM 26/1, 113 artifact entry (No. P354670). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354670 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 26/1, 113 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354670 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 113 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P354670},
}


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