ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 (P272985)

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 content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P272985
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P272985

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 + M 09640

References

primary: ARM 2, 74

[Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: ARM 26/2, p. 166-168 no. 365 (join)

[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. 205 no. 580

[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
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272985.

ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 artifact entry (No. P272985). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272985 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272985 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272985.

ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 artifact entry (No. P272985). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272985 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 074 + M 09640 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272985 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 074 + {M} 09640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272985},
}

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