ARM 01, 006 (P254207)

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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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Museum Number

NMSD —

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

Measurements

102.0 mm × 54.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
4. a-bu-ka-a-ma
5. t,up-pa-ti-ka sza tu-sza#-bi#-lam esz-me
6. asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-in ub-bu-bi-im
7. ta-asz-pu-ra-am _dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-in
8. a-na ub-bu-bi-im u2-ul i-re-ed-du-u2
9. tu-ba-ab-szu-nu-ti-ma a-hu-szu-nu _lu2-mesz_ ra-ab-ba-ia
10. sza i-na e-bi-ir-tim i-na ma-a-at ia-am-ha-ad{ki}
11. wa-asz-bu i-sze-em-mu-u2-ma i-ma-ra-s,u2-<szu>-nu-szi-im-ma
12. a-na ma-ti-szu-nu u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-nim
13. mi-im-ma la tu-ub-ba-ab-szu-nu-<<szi>>-ti
14. szi-pi2-it,-ka-a-ma du-ni-in-szu-nu-szi-im
15. szi-ip-t,a3-am ki-a-am i-di-in-szu-nu-szi-im
16. um-ma-mi _lugal kaskal_ i-la-ak ka-lu-ma
17. a-di s,e-eh-ri-im li-ig-da-mi-ir
18. su2-qa2-qu3-um sza s,a-bu-szu la gu-mu-ru-ma
19. 1(disz) _lu2#_ i-iz-zi-bu a-sa-ak _lugal_ i-ku-ul
20. ki-a-am szi-ip-t,a3-am i-di-in-szu-nu-szi-im
21. mi-im-ma la tu-ub-ba-ab#-szu#-nu-ti
22. sza-ni-tam asz-szum _a-sza3-hi-a_
23. sza a-ah {i7}buranun-na# za-zi#-im
reverse
1. u3 i-na _a-sza3-hi-a_ sza# s,a-bi-im# s,a-ba-tim#
2. sza asz-pu-ra-ak#-kum ki-a-am ta-asz-[pu]-ra#-am
3. um-ma at-ta-ma ha-na sza na-we-em
4. _a-sza3-hi-a_ i-na a-ah {i7}buranun-na
5. i-s,a-ab-ba-tu-u2 u2-ul i-s,a-ba-tu-u2
6. an-ni-tam ta#-asz-pu-ra-am an-ni-ki-a-am
7. {disz}i-szar-li-im u3 mu-de-e asz2-ta-al-ma
8. _a-sza3-hi-a_ sza a-ah {d}buranun-na a-na za-zi-im
9. u3 a-na su2-nu-qi2-im u2-ul i-re-ed-de-e
10. _a-sza3-hi-a_ szi-na-ti ta-za-az tu-sa3-na-aq-ma
11. ta-zi-im-tum i-me2-ed mi-im-ma _a-sza3-hi-a_
12. qa-tam sza _u4_-um-szu _lu2_ s,i2-bi-is-su2-ma
13. pa-ne2-em li-ki-il mi-im-ma _a-sza3-hi-a_ la id-da-la-ha
14. _a-sza3_ mi-tim u3 ha-al-qi2-im su2-un-ni-iq-ma
15. a-na sza _a-sza3_ la i-szu-u2 i-di-in i-na te-bi-ib-tim-ma
16. hu#-ti#-it, su2-ni-iq-ma s,a-ba-am szu-li te-bi-ib-tim-ma
17. lu-u2 su2-un-nu-qa-at u3 ha-na sza na-we-em
18. sza i-na a-ah {i7}buranun-na _a-sza3-hi-a_ u2-ki-il-lu
19. [qa]-tam# pa-ni-tam-ma _a-sza3-hi-a_ li-ki-il-lu
20. [u3] asz#-szum _{gesz}ma2-hi-a gal_ ma-da-tim
21. [it]-ti# _{gesz}ma2 tur-hi-a_ szu-pu-szi-im ta-asz-pu-ra-am
22. _[{gesz}]ma2# hi-a gal_ la# im#-ma#-ad-du _1(u)-kam_
23. u3#-lu-ma 3(u) _{gesz#}ma2#-hi-a gal_ li-pu-szu
24. u3 _{gesz}ma2-hi-a_ szi-na a-ia-isz i-la-ka#
25. ka-at-ta-am-ma
left
1. a#-na _sze_-ka# za-ba-lim re-esz-ka-a-ma u2-ka-al#-la

Consult previous versions and their differences
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
  • Measurements (mm): 102.0 high × 54.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 6

    [Dossin1946ARM1] Dossin, Georges. 1946. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 1. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 342 no. 641

    [Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Museum No.: NMSD —
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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
2014-04-12 at 11:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Durand, Jean-Marie; Price, Jason R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 01, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254207.
ARM 01, 006 artifact entry (No. P254207). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254207 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254207 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254207},
}


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