ARM 04, 029 (P338791)

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 ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan
4. a-hu-ka-a-ma#
5. isz-tu a-lim*{ki*} nu-ba#-at#-ti a-na mar#*-'a4-ta-an{ki}
6. ub-lam isz-tu# [mar]-'a4-ta-an{ki}
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 103 n. 220
7. et-be2-em-ma u3# isz#-[tu mar-'a4-ta-an{ki}]
8. a-na qa-t,a3-ra-a{ki#} ak#-[szu-dam]
9. u3 i*-din*-{d}iszkur _u4 2(disz)-kam_ la#-ma# isz#?-[tu a-lim{ki}]
10. wa-s,i-ia a-na t,e4-mi-im ga#?*-[am-ri-im]
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 103 n. 221
11. le-qe2-em a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} asz-pu-ur#-ma#
12. a-na qa-t,a3-ra-a{ki} a-na pa-ni-ia
13. il-li-kam-ma
14. t,e4-em ha-di-im ub-lam
15. ki-a-am iq-be2-em [um-ma-mi]
16. s,a-bu-um sza it-ti puzur4#-il3-a-ba4
17. sza _ka2 e2-gal_-lim u3 ri*-bi*-ia
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 103 n. 222
18. u3 ne2-eh-ra-ar du#-ma#-[tim]
19. a-na szu-ba-at-[{d}en-lil2{ki}]
20. ik-szu-dam-ma#
reverse
1. ma#-a#-tum isz*-[me2-e-ma]
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 223
2. _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ ma-a-tim#
3. mu-szi-tam-ma a-na s,e-er [ha-li-ia]
  Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 224
4. a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2#{ki#}
5. il-li-ku-nim-ma#
6. ki-a-am iq-bu-szum um-ma-mi
7. t,e4-ma-am an-ni-a-am ni#-nu u2-ul ni-de
8. mi-nam#? i ni-pu-usz2
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 225
9. i#-na#-an#-na na#*-t,u3-u2-ma
10. u3 _lu2_ szu#-u2 i-ne2#-[szu?] it#-ta-szu-u2-ma li-qu2-[ul]
11. an-ni-tam# a#-na ha-li-ia# [iq]-bu
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 226
12. t,e4#-mu-um an-nu-um# sza ha#-[li]-ia#
  Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 227
13. lu#-u2# ha-di-it#
14. i-na-an-na-ma i-nu-ma ne2-eh-ra#-[rum]
15. ik#-szu#-du an-ni-tam _lu2-szu-[gi-mesz]_
16. id#-bu#-bu i-nu-ma a-na-ku#
  Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 228
17. a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}
18. a-ka-[asz]-sza#-du-ma ma-a-tum i-ma-ra-ni
  coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 104 n. 229
19. ma#-a-tum# ka-lu#-sza i-sa-lim
20. tup-pi2 an-ni-a-am# i-szar-li#-im#
21. szu#-usz-me2

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/P338791

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) 8493

References

  • primary: ARM 4, 29

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

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 103 no. 508

    [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 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 13:22:14 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, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338791.
ARM 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P338791). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338791 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338791 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338791},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338791.
ARM 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P338791). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338791 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338791 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338791},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338791
LB  - CDLI:P338791
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ARM 04, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338791
ER  -
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