ARM 04, 020 (P338782)

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

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na i-ba]-al#*-{d*}[iszkur]
2. qi2#-bi2-[ma]
3. um#-ma isz-me-{d}iszkur#
  coll. Charpin, MARI 7 (1993) p. 173
4. a-hu-ka-a-ma
5. a-na _{gesz}gu-za e2_ a-bi-ia e-ru-ub
6. u2 se2-he-ku-u2-ma
7. szu-ul-mi u2-ul asz-pu-ra-kum
8. i-na-an-na# a-hi at-ta ul-la-nu-uk-ka
9. a-ha-am sza-ne2-e-em u2-ul i-szu
10. a-lam{ki} u2 _lugal*_ sza i-na qa-ti-ka
11. ta-s,a-ab-ba-tu sa-li-im-szu
12. e-le-eq-qe2 mi-im-ma la-a ta-na-'i3-id
13. _{gesz}gu-za_-ka _{gesz}gu-za_-ka-a-ma
14. {d}iszkur!-u2-{d}utu i-na qa-ti-ia
15. u2-ka-al _elam-mesz_ u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
16. i-na ti-ka-ti-ia u2-ka-al
17. mi-im-ma la-a ta-na-'i3-id
18. [a]-di a-na-ku u3 at-ta#
reverse
1. ba-al-t,a3-nu
2. a-na da-ri-tim i-na _{gesz}gu-za_-ka
3. wa-asz-ba-ta ni-isz _dingir-mesz_
4. i-na bi-ri-ti-ni dan-na-am
5. i ni-iz2-ku-ur-ma
6. a-na-ku u3 at-ta <i> ni-na-mi-ir-ma
7. at-hu-tam i-na bi-ri-ti-ni
8. a-na da-ri-tim i ni-isz-ku-un
9. lu-u2 ha-de-<et> mi-im-ma li-ib-ba-ka
10. ni-zi-iq-tam la-a i-ra-asz-szi
11. _lu2-sukkal elam-mesz_ be-li2
12. [szi-ip]-ri isz*-me2-em
13. [ki-a-am] id*-bu#*-[ub]
14. [um-ma-mi] ne#*-[eh-ra-ri?]
15. [... szum-ma]
16. [hi-sze-eh]-ta#-am [mi-im-ma]
17. [ha]-asz#*-ha-ta im*-gur#*?-[{d}...]
18. [t,u2]-ur2#*-dam*-[ma]
left
column 1
1. [t,e4-em]-ka# ga-am-ra-am
2. [a-na s,e]-ri-ia
column 2
1. szu-up-ra-asz-szi
  collations: Charpin, MARI 7 (1993) p. 173

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/P338782

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) 8275

References

  • primary: ARM 4, 20

    [Dossin1951ARM4] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 4. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: MARI 7, p.165-191, p. 173-174

    [Charpin1993Išme-Addu] Charpin, Dominique. 1993. “Un Souverain Éphémère En Ida-Maraṣ: Išme-Addu d’Ašnakkum.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 7: 165–91.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 632 no. 436

    [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
2023-02-14 at 13:16:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338782.
ARM 04, 020 artifact entry (No. P338782). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338782 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338782 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338782},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338782.
ARM 04, 020 artifact entry (No. P338782). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338782 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338782 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338782},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338782
LB  - CDLI:P338782
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - ARM 04, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338782
ER  -
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