ARM 02, 121 (P273028)

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um#-ma me-ep-tu-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: umma meptum waradkama
 en: Thus Meptum, your servant:
4. 4(disz) t,up-pa-tum
 ts: erbētu ṭuppātum
 en: (There are) 4 tablets
5. sza _sukkal_ szu-szi-im sza elam-ma{ki#}
 ts: ša sukkal šušim ša elamma
 en: of the governor of Susa in Elam,
6. sza i-du-ku-szu na-szu-u2
 ts: ša idūkūšu nāšû
 en: whom they killed—the carriers
7. sza i-na ge5-er-ri-im il-qu2-nim
 ts: ša ina gerrim ilqûnim
 en: whom they in a campaign war captured—
8. [t,up-pa]-tim# szi-na ep-te-e-[ma]
 ts: ṭuppātim šinā eptema
 en: those tablets I opened, and
9. [um-ma a-na-ku]-ma# pi2-qa-at
 ts: umma anākuma pīqat
 en: thus I: “Perhaps
10. [t,e4-em _a-sza3_ u3 ma-tim]-ma
 ts: ṭēm eqlim u mātimma
 en: a report of field and land
11. [i-na li-ib-bi t,up-pa]-tim# sza-t,e4-er
 ts: ina libbi ṭuppātim šaṭer
 en: in the tablets is recorded;
12. [szum-ma la i-pe-et-tu]-ma i-sze-mu-u2-ma
 ts: šumma la ipettûma išemmûma
 en: if they did not open and hear,
reverse
1. a-na# be-li2-ia a-sza-ap-pa#-ru#
 ts: ana bēliya ašapparu
 en: if to my lord I were not to send,
2. u3 a-na-ku t,e4-mi a-s,a#-[ba]-tu
 ts: u anāku ṭēmī aṣabbatu
 en: and if I would not myself seize my report,
3. mi-im-ma# t,e4-mu-um i-na li-ib-bi-szi-na
 ts: mimma ṭemum ina libbišinā
 en: (then it is as if) a report in them
4. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi asz-szum t,e4-em
 ts: ul ibašši aššum ṭēm
 en: there was none.” Concerning the report
5. _a-sza3_ u3 ma-tim-ma
 ts: eqlim u mātimma
 en: of field and land,
6. a-nu-um-ma t,up-pa-tim szi-na-ti a-na be-li2-ia
 ts: anumma ṭuppātim šināti ana bēliya
 en: now these tablets to my lord
7. usz-ta-bi-lam be-li2 li-isz-me-szi-na-ti
 ts: uštābilam bēlī lišmešināti
 en: I have sent. May my lord hear them.

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/P273028

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8274

References

  • primary: ARM 2, 121

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 631 no. 434

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-05-12 at 13:13:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-12 at 13:09:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ajango, Kelsey M. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273028.
ARM 02, 121 artifact entry (No. P273028). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273028 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 121 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273028 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273028},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 02, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273028.
ARM 02, 121 artifact entry (No. P273028). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273028 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 121 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273028 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273028},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273028
LB  - CDLI:P273028
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - ARM 02, 121 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273028
ER  -
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