ARM 01, 008 (P254209)

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

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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

Measurements

108.0 mm × 53.0 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. asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ wa-i-la-nim sza ma-ah-ri-ka
6. tu-sza wa-ar-ka-nu-um sa-li-mu-um
7. ib-ba-asz-szi-ma i-na qa-tim ku-ul-la-szu-nu aq-bi
8. i-na-an-na mi-im-ma sa-li-mu-um
9. it-ti wa-i-la-nim u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi
10. sza s,a-ba-ti-szu-ma a-da-ab-bu-ub
11. _dumu-mesz_ wa-i-la-nim ma-la ma-ah-ri-ka
12. a-hu-ne2-e i-ba-asz-szu-u2
13. wu-e-er-ma! i-na mu-szi-im-ma li-mu-tu
14. ma-as,-s,a-ar-tum na-ha-du-um u3 u2-ku-ul-lu-um
15. la ib-ba-asz szi
16. qu2-bu-ri li-pu-szu#-szu-nu-szi-im-ma#
17. li#-mu#-tu u3 i-na qu2-bu-ri li-iq-[qe2-eb-ru]
18. [{disz}]sa#-am-me-tar da-mi-szu u2-[...]
19. _geme2-mesz_-szu la# ta-ka#-[la]
20. _2(disz) ansze gu2_ u3 _1(disz) TUR [..._]
21. iz-za-az-[zu-szi-na-szi-ma]
22. a-na s,e-ri-[ia szu-re-szi-na-ti]
reverse
1. u3 i-na qa-at _geme2-mesz_ sa-[am-me-tar]
2. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-sig17 2(disz) ma-na# [ku3-babbar_]
3. i-ba-asz-[szi]
4. _{lu2}tur_ ma-na-an-na la# [dam-qa-tim]
5. la i-qa-ab-[bi-kum-ma]
6. u3 [...]-la# ta#?-[ta-ka-al-szum]
7. _{lu2}tur_ ma-na-an-na a-na# [_geme2-mesz_-szu]
8. la# i-t,e4-eh#-[he]
9. sza ka-qa-di-szi-na u3 _tug2-hi-a_-szi-na# e#?-di#-isz#-[szi-na]
10. li-su2-uh-hu-ma
11. _ku3-babbar_-szi-na u3 _ku3-sig17_-<szi>-na le-qe2 u3 _munus-mesz_ szi-na#-ti#
12. a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-re-e-em
13. _2(disz) {munus}nar-mesz_ na-wi-ra-sza-ru-ur
14. u3 _munus-mesz_-su-nu a-hu-ne2-e i-ba-asz-sze-e
15. _munus-mesz_ szi-na-<ti> ma-ah-ri-ka ki-la
16. u3 _geme2-mesz_ sa-am-me-tar
17. a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-re-e-em#
18. _iti_ ti-ri-im _u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam ba-zal_-[ma]
19. t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em
20. u2-sza-bi-la-kum

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 108.0 high × 53.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 8

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 414 no. 679

    [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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  • 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254209.
ARM 01, 008 artifact entry (No. P254209). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254209 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254209 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 01, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P254209},
}


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