ARM 06, 028 (P338965)

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

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 ba-ah-di-li-im
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah ik-szu-dam-ma
6. ki-a-am iq-be2-em# um-ma-a-mi s,a-ba-am a-pa-qi2-dam-ma
7. u3 a-tu-ur-ra-am szum-ma# ha#-[na]-_mesz ku5_ a-na _ku5_
8. u3 ga-yu-um a-na ga-yi#-[im] s,a-bu-um an-nu-um
9. pi2-ih-rum-ma u3 a-na pi2#? [t,up-pi2-szu] s,a#-bu-um szu-u2
10. u2-ul _lu2 egir#-mesz 2(disz) [li-im _lu2]-mesz# 2(disz) kesz2_
11. [u3] ma-an-nu-um# u2#-sza#-al#-la#-[mu-szu]-nu#-ti#
12. u3 ia-at-ti-in-e-ra#-ah it-[ta-al-kam]
13. tap-pu-ni-ma _lu2_ babila2{ki}
14. a-na 2(disz) me 3(disz) me s,a-bi-im
reverse
1. _gal# mar-tu_ i-sza-ak-ka-[nu]
2. [um]-ma#-a-mi ra-ab-bu-ut _kalam?_-tim
3. i-na-an-na s,a-bu-um ma-du-um
4. i-il-la-ak u3 _gal mar-tu_-szu
5. u2-ul u2-ta-ad-da
6. {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah
7. s,a-ba-am li-sza-al-lim u3 ul-li-isz
8. a-na s,e-er s,a-bi-im li-ik-szu#-ud-ma
9. s,a-ba-am li-ip-qi2-id u3 zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur#
10. lu-u2 _gal mar-tu_-ma ia-at-ti-in-e-[ra-ah]
11. lu#-u2 re-du-szu szum-ma ur-ra-am#
12. i-du-um a-na be-li2-ia im-qu2-ut-ma
13. um-ma-a-mi s,a-bu-um s,a#-el#-[tam-ma]
14. li-szi-ib u3 wa-ar#-[ka-nu-um]
left
1. s,a-ba-am sza-a-tu ma-an-nu-um u2-sza#-lam
2. [{disz}]ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah s,a-ba-am li-sza-lim
3. u3 li-te-ra-asz-szu a-na-ku sza _ARAD2_-ti-ia
4. a-na be-li2-ia asz2-tap-ra-am be-li2 sza# szar#-ru-ti#-[szu] li-isz-ta-al#

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/P338965

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8598

References

  • primary: ARM 6, 028

    [Kupper1953ARM6] Kupper, Jean-Robert. 1953. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 6. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 195 no. 573

    [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
2016-02-20 at 18:32:35 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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 06, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338965.
ARM 06, 028 artifact entry (No. P338965). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338965 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338965 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338965},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P338965
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - ARM 06, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338965
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 06, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338965.
ARM 06, 028 artifact entry (No. P338965). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338965 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338965 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338965},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338965
LB  - CDLI:P338965
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - ARM 06, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338965
ER  -
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