ARM 02, 080 (P272991)

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma za-ki-ra-ha-am-mu-u2
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. a-lum qa#-at,-t,u2#-na-an{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-um sza-lim
6. _{gesz}[ma2_ sza? t,a3]-ba-tim{ki}
7. i-pe2#*-es,#*-s,i2 i-nu-ma _ha-na-mesz_
coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 374 n. 62
8. i#-bi-ru _{gesz}ma2_ szi-i ih-ta-li-iq
9. i-na-an-na sze-um sza _e2-gal_-lim
10. u3 _lu2-mesz_ mu-usz2-ke-nim
11. i-na a-ha-ra-tim na-di
12. u3 a-na _{gesz}ma2-tur_
reverse
1. sza re-esz be-li2-ia
2. i-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki}
3. u2-ka#-al-lu
4. a-na# _{gesz}ma2-tur_ sza-a-ti
5. isz-ta-na-pa-ru-nim
6. i-na-an-na be-li2 li-isz-ta-al-ma
7. szum-ma sza na-da-nim
8. _{gesz}ma2-tur_ sza-a-ti
9. lu-sza-asz-szi-ma
10. sze-um szu-u2 li-bi-ra-am
11. an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
12. be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am

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	P272991
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P272991

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 04855

References

primary: ARM 2, 80

[Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: ARM 27, 043

[Birot1993ARM27] Birot, Maurice. 1993. Correspondance Des Gouverneurs de Qaṭṭunân. Archives Royales de Mari 27. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 16, p. 374 no. 239

[Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-03-06 at 15:18:55	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	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, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272991.

ARM 02, 080 artifact entry (No. P272991). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272991 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272991 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272991},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272991.

ARM 02, 080 artifact entry (No. P272991). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272991 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 02, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272991 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P272991
LB  - CDLI:P272991
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - ARM 02, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272991
ER  -