ARM 06, 060 (P338997)

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. asz-szum t,e4-em nu-ma-ha-a{ki#}
6. sza ku-ub-bi-ia i-nu-ma x [...]
7. iq-bu-u2 sza be#-li2 isz#-[pu-ra-am]
8. {disz}a-t,i-mu-um# [...]
9. u3 ia-[us2-{d}iszkur]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-na# pi2#?-[i ...]
2'. u3 it-ti# [a-t,i-mi-im]
3'. u3 ia-us2-[{d}iszkur asz2-ta-al]
4'. asz-szum t,e4-mi-[im sza-a-tu]
5'. mu-usz-ta-lu-tam ni-[isz-ta-al]
6'. mu-usz-ta-lu-ti# [szi-i um-ma-mi]
7'. asz-ra-nu-um-ma a-t,i-ma#-[am]
8'. u3 ia-us2-{d#}iszkur
9'. be-li2 u2-wa-a-ar#
left
1. u3 a-na-ku a-na szi-ip-ri-ia
2. a-ta-ar-ra-am

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/P338997

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) 8205

References

  • primary: ARM 6, 060

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 540 no. 348

    [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
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, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338997.
ARM 06, 060 artifact entry (No. P338997). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338997 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338997 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338997
LB  - CDLI:P338997
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ARM 06, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338997
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 06, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338997.
ARM 06, 060 artifact entry (No. P338997). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338997 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 06, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338997 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 06, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338997},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338997
LB  - CDLI:P338997
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ARM 06, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338997
ER  -
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