ARM 04, 054 (P338816)

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

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National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: ana yasmaḫ-addu
 en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan
 ts: umma išme-Dagan
 en: Thus Išme-Dagan,
4. a-hu-ka#-a-ma#
 ts: aḫukama
 en: your brother:
5. te-re-et# ni#-qi2-i#
 ts: têrēt nīqī
 en: The extisipicies of the sacrifice
6. tu-sza-bi#-lam#-ma a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti
 ts: tušābilamma amūršināti
 en: you sent here, and I saw them;
7. u3 ki-a-am# ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am um-ma-mi
 ts: u kiam tašpuram ummami
 en: further, in the following way you wrote me, thus:
8. sza-ma!-an li-ib-bi-im
 ts: šaman libbim
 en: The fat of the center
9. i-mi-tam-ma ta-ri-ik
 ts: imittamma tarik
 en: to the right is black;
10. li-ib-bu-um szu-u2
 ts: libbum šū
 en: The heart itself
11. i-mi-tam u3 szu-me-lam ta-ri-ik
 ts: imittam u šumēlam tarik
 en: to the right and left is dark.
12. u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in
 ts: u šitḫum šakin
 en: Further, a thick scar is there.
13. te-ri-ik szu-me-lim
 ts: terik šumēlim
 en: The dark spot of the left
reverse
1. pi2-qa-at u2-ul u2-ka-al-ka
 ts: pīqat ul ukâlka
 en: might not concern you.
2. a-nu-um-ma te-re-tim szi-na-ti
 ts: anumma têrētim šināti
 en: Now, these extispicies
3. ut-te-er-ra-kum
 ts: uttērrakkum
 en: I have sent back to you.
4. a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti
 ts: amuršināti
 en: Read them!
5. it-ti te-er-ki
 ts: itti terkī
 en: With the dark spots,
6. pi2-it-ru-su-tim
 ts: pitrusūtim
 en: the contradictory (patches),
7. u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in
 ts: u šitḫum šakin
 en: further a thick scar is there.
8. mi-im-ma u2-ul sza na-'a4-di!-im
 ts: mimma ul ša na’ādim
 en: There is nothing to be concerned about.

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 4, 54

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 100 no. 952

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:21:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:18:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:17:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:16:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI approved View
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338816.
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P338816). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
}


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TI  - ARM 04, 054 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338816.
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P338816). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338816
LB  - CDLI:P338816
M1  - 2025/9/24/
TI  - ARM 04, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338816
ER  -
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