ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 (P254270)

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

Lineart

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

43.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: ana yasmaḫ-addu
 en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
 ts: šamšī-addu
 en: Thus Šamšī-Addu
4. a-bu-ka-a-ma
 ts: abukama
 en: your father:
5. ki-ma um-ma-na-tu i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki}
 ts: kīma ummānātu ina qabraya
 en: when the armies in Qabraya
6. ip-hu-ra isz-me-{d}da-gan it-ti um-ma-na-tim
 ts: ipḫurā išme-dagan itti ummānātim
 en: gathered. Išme-Dagan with the armies
7. a-na ma-a-at a-ha-zi-im at,-ru-ud
 ts: ana māt aḫāzim aṭrud
 en: to the land of Aḫāzum I dispatched.
8. u3 a-na-ku# [a]-na# a-lim{ki} at-ta-al-kam
 ts: u anāku ana ālim attalkam
 en: And as for me, I came to the city.
9. u3 i-nu-ma um#-ma#-[na]-tum#-ma
 ts: u inūma ummānātumma
 en: And when the armies
10. i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki} i-pa-ah-hu-ra
 ts: ina qabraya ipaḫḫurā
 en: in Qabraya were assembling,
11. pa-ha-ar um-ma-na-tim i-na qa-ab-ra-a{ki}
 ts: paḫār ummānātim ina qabraya
 en: the assembling of the armies in Qabraya
12. ma-a-at a-ha-zi-im isz-me-e-ma t,e4-em-sza is,-s,a-ba-at
 ts: māt aḫāzim išmēma ṭēmša iṣṣabat
 en: the land of Ahāzum heard and its report seized.
13. s,a-ab ma-a-tim sza-a-ti ka-li-sza
 ts: ṣāb mātim šâti kalîša
 en: The troops of that entire land
14. u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2 sza it-ti-szu-nu
 ts: u awīlū turukkû ša ittišunu
 en: and the Turukkian men who with them
15. up-ta-ha-ah-hi-ru-ma
 ts: uptaḫaḫḫirūma
 en: were gathered together and
16. [i]-na# a-lim ik-ka-al#-lim{ki}
 ts: ina ālim ikkallim
 en: in the city of Ikkallim
17. sza# ma-a-at a-ha#-zi-im
 ts: ša māt aḫāzim
 en: of the land of Aḫāzum
18. a-na pa-an isz-[me-{d}]da#-gan
 ts: ana pān išme-dagan
 en: to the front of Išme-Dagan
19. sza#-[ak]-nu
 ts: šaknū
 en: were positioned.
20. {disz}isz-me-{d}da-gan pa-ni-szu
 ts: išme-dagan pānīšu
 en: Išme-Dagan, his face
21. a-na a-lim{ki} sza#-[a]-ti# isz#-ku-un-ma
 ts: ana ālim šâti iškumma
 en: to that city he set and
22. a-na _a-sza3 5(disz)_ szu-szi la t,e4-he-e-em
 ts: ana eqel ḫamiš šuši lā ṭeḫêm
 en: to a field of 5 sixties (cubits) not approaching,
23. s,a-ab ma-a-tim sza-a-ti ka-li-sza
 ts: ṣāb mātim šâti kalîša
 en: the troops of that entire land
24. u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ku-u2
 ts: u awīlū turukkû
 en: and the Turukkian men
25. sza it-ti-szu-nu ip-hu-ru
 ts: ša ittišunu ipḫurū
 en: who with them assembled
26. a-na pa-an [isz-me-{d}]da#-gan a-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_
 ts: ana pān išme-dagan kakkī
 en: before Išme-Dagan to do weapons
27. [e-pe2-szi-im] _{gesz#}tukul-mesz_ [isz-szu-u2]
 ts: epēšim kakkī iššû
 en: weapons raised ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] szu#-u2#-ma# x-x [...]
 ts: šūma
 en: … that one ...
2'. [um]-ma#-a-at ma#-a-tim sza-a-ti u3 _lu2-mesz_ tu-ru-uk-ki#-[i]
 ts: ummāt mātim šâti u awīlī turukkî
 en: the mass of the that land and the Turukkian men
3'. sza# it-ti-szu-nu ip-hu-ru il-qu2-ut
 ts: ša ittišunu ipḫurū ilqut
 en: who with them assembled, he captured.
4'. _1(disz) lu2_ u2-ul u2-s,i2 u3 i-na u4-mi-szu-ma
 ts: awīlum ul uṣi u ina ūmīšuma
 en: not 1 man escaped and as of this time
5'. ma-a-tam a-ha#-zi-im{ki} ka-la-szu
 ts: mātam aḫāzim kalâšu
 en: the entire land of Aḫāzum
6'. is,-s,a-ba-at da-aw-du-u2-um szu-u2
 ts: iṣṣabat dawdûm šū
 en: he has seized. That victory
7'. a-na ma-a-tim ra-bi
 ts: ana mātim rabi
 en: for the land is great.
8'. lu-u2 ha-de-et a-hu-ka an-ni-ki-a-am
 ts: lū ḫadêt aḫuka annikīam
 en: Rejoice! Your brother here
9'. da-aw-da-am i-du-uk u3 at-ta
 ts: dawdâm idūk u atta
 en: the victory killed. And you,
10'. asz-ra-nu-um i-na bi-ri-it _munus-mesz_
 ts: ašrānum ina birīt sinnišātim
 en: there among the women
11'. s,a-al-la-at i-na-an-na-ma
 ts: ṣallāt inannama
 en: are lying. Now
12'. i-nu-ma it-ti um-ma-na-tim a-na qa-t,a2-nim{ki}
 ts: inūma itti ummānātim ana qaṭanim
 en: when with the armies to Qaṭanum
13'. ta-al-la-ku lu-u2 a-wi-la-at
 ts: tallaku lū awīlāt
 en: you go, be a man!
14'. ki-ma a-hu-ka szu-ma-am ra-be2-e-em
 ts: kīma aḫuka šumam rabêm
 en: Just as your brother a great name
15'. isz-ta-ak-nu u3 at-ta i-na _kaskal_ qa-t,a2-nim{ki}
 ts: ištaknu u atta ina māt qaṭanim
 en: has established, you in the land of Qaṭanum
16'. szu-ma-am ra-be2-e-em# szi-it#-ka#-an
 ts: šumam rabêm šitkan
 en: a great name establish for yourself!

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P254270

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number NMSD —
Accession Number M 07538 +

References

  • primary: ARM 1, 69

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

    Without the join

  • history: MARI 4, p.293-343, p. 314-315 n. 96

    [Charpin1985Zimri-Lim] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1985. “La Prise Du Pouvoir Par Zimri-Lim.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 4: 293–343.

    (join)

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 24-26 no. 452

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-15 at 13:01:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-01 at 17:56:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Price, Jason R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-29 at 08:44:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-15 at 10:34:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-15 at 10:24:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-07 at 19:05:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:37 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Durand, Jean-Marie; Price, Jason R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254270.
ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 artifact entry (No. P254270). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254270 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254270 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 069 + {M} 07538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254270},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254270.
ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 artifact entry (No. P254270). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254270 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 069 + M 07538 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254270 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 069 + {M} 07538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254270},
}


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