ARM 02, 072 (P272983)

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

Cite

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# be-li2-ia qi2-bi2-ma
2. [um]-ma ia-ri-im-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. {disz}t,a3-ab-e-li-ma-a-tim {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
4. _ARAD2_-du-_mesz_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. sza isz-tu u4-mi ma-du-tim i-na ma-asz-ka-an-sza-pi2-ir{ki} wa-asz-bu
6. a-na babila{ki} ik-szu-du-nim _4(disz) lu2-mesz_ ra-ak-bu-ut# _ansze-hi-a_
7. _lu2-mesz_ la-ar-su2-u2 a-li-ik i-di-szu-nu
8. t,e4#-em-szu-nu al-ma-ad-ma ki-a-am sza-ap-ru
9. um-ma-a-mi asz-szum s,a-bi-im sza ta-asz2-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-am
10. esz-me-e-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na ma-a-tim sza-ni-tim pa-nam sza-ki-in
11. asz-szum ki-a-am s,a-bi u2-ul at,-ru-da-ak-kum
12. s,a-bi re-sza-am-ma u2-ka-a-al
13. szum#-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri#-[ka] pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam#
14. [s,a]-bi in-'a4-ra-ar-ra-ak-kum
15. [u3] szum-ma _lu2-kur2_ a-na s,e-ri-ia pa-nam isz-ta-ak-nam#
16. s,a-bu-ka li-in-'a4-ar-ra-am
17. an-ni-tam ri-im-{d}suen
18. a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 isz-pu-ra-am
19. u3 asz-szum _dumu-mesz_ mu-ti-a-ba-al
reverse
1. sza# i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ ip-pa-ar-szi-du-ma
2. a-na ia-mu-ut-ba-lim i-ru-bu asz-szum _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu-ti
3. sza#-li-im ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2
4. a-na ri-im-{d}suen isz-pu-ur-ma ki-a-am i-pu-lam um-ma szu-ma
5. ki-ma na-pi2-isz-tam a-ra-am-mu at-ta u2-ul ti-de-e
6. _[lu2]-mesz_ szu-nu-ti 1(disz)-am3 2(disz)-am3
7. a-na li-ib-bi ma-ti-ia# as-sa3-hur-szu-nu-ti
8. li-ib-ba-szu-nu u2-na-ah-ma u2-ta-[ra]-ak-ku-usz2-szu-nu-ti
9. an-ni-tam isz-pu-ra-asz-szum
10. sza-ni-tam {disz}szi-me-ta-gu-up _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri sza _sukkal_ elam-ma-tim
11. a-na pa-an zi-im-ra-ha-am-mu ir-pu-ud mi-im-ma u2-ul#-ma
12. {disz}{d}suen-i-di2-nam _dub-sar_ sa3-ka3-ki-im
13. isz-[tu _e2]-gal_-lim u2-s,e-e-em-ma
14. a-na# [_e2_] szu-tu-um-mi-im# sza# _sukkal dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti
15. u2-[sze]-ri#-bu-ma szi-me-ta#-gu#-up
16. sza 6(disz) _nig2#-gub_ 3(disz)-szu uh-hi-zu-szu
17. u3 ba-ab na-ap-t,a3-ri-szu ik-ta-lu-szu
18. _sa2-du11_-szu ih-ta-ar-s,u2
19. u3 ta-asz-li-ma-tim a-na pa-an _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri szu-nu-ti
20. u2-[ul u2-sza]-li#-mu#
21. be#-[li2 lu-u2 i]-de#

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P272983
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P272983

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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	A 04849

References

primary: ARM 2, 72

[Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: ARM 26/2, p. 171-173 no. 368

[Charpin1988ARM26/2] Charpin, Dominique, Bertrand Lafont, Sylvie Lackenbacher, and Francis Joannès. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/2. Archives Royales de Mari 26/2. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 17, p. 218 no. 584

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-03-08 at 07:11:37	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-23 at 22:02:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-23 at 17:08:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-07 at 08:10:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272983.

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P272983). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272983 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272983 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272983.

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P272983). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272983 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272983 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272983},
}

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