ARM 10, 160 (P350124)

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

Cite

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-el-ti-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma szu-ub-na-lu-u2
4. ARAD2-ki-i-ma
5. _munus_ ni-pu-ut ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur _lu2-engar_
6. asz-szum a-ma-an-ni sza i-na {d}ha-at,-t,a2
7. il-qe2-e-em u3 a-na _e2-gal_-lim
8. ub-la-am _munus_ ni-pu-usx(IS)-su2
9. u2-sze-ri-bu a-na s,i2-id-qi2-e-pu-uh
10. a-na de-er{ki} asz-szum _munus_ ni-pu-ut
11. {disz}ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur wa-asz-szu-ri-im
12. asz-pu-ur-szum-ma
13. um#-ma szu-u2-ma
14. u2-ul a-na-ku _munus_ ni-pu-su2
15. u2-sze-ri-ib
16. i-na [qa]-be2#-e _lu2_ sza-pi2-t,i3-im
reverse
1. _munus_ ni-pu-su2 u2-sze-ri-bu
2. um-ma-a-mi na-am-ka-at-ti
3. a-ma-an-ni _hi-a_ sza _e2-gal_-lim
4. sza i-na {d}ha-at,-t,a2 sza-ak-nu
5. {disz}ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur il-qe2-ma
6. a-na _e2-gal_-li-szu u2-sze-ri-ib
7. _munus_ ni-pa-at _lu2-engar-mesz lu2_ tap-pe2-szu
8. u2-ta-asz-sze-ru u3 _munus_ ni-pu-ut
9. {disz}ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur u2-ul u2-wa-asz-sze-ru
10. i-na 2(u) am-ma-an-ni _hi-a_-ma
11. sza ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur a-na _e2-gal_-li-szu
12. ub-la-am na-am-ka-ta-szu-nu ih-li-iq
13. i-na-an-na asz-szum _munus_ ni-pu-ut
14. {disz}ia-as,-ra-ah-{d}iszkur wa-asz-szu-ri-im
15. {munus}be-el-ti a-na s,i2-id-qi2-e-pu-uh
left
1. li-isz-pu-ur u3 _munus_ ni-pu-su2
2. li-wa-asz-sze-ru

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P350124
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P350124

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

References

primary: ARM 10, 160

[Dossin1967ARM10] Dossin, Georges. 1967. La Correspondance Féminine. Archives Royales de Mari 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 18, p. 366 no. 1180

[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.
history: FM 3, p.167-200, no. 16

[Guichard1997sel3] Guichard, Michaël. 1997. “Le Sel à Mari (III). Les Lieux Du Sel.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire de Marie-Thérèse Barrelet, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 167–200. Florilegium Marianum 3. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-12 at 11:54:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Chen, Michel; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Vandyke, Elizabeth G.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P350124.

ARM 10, 160 artifact entry (No. P350124). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P350124 (Original work published 2007)

ARM 10, 160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P350124 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P350124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P350124},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P350124.

ARM 10, 160 artifact entry (No. P350124). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P350124 (Original work published 2007)

ARM 10, 160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P350124 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P350124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P350124},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P350124
LB  - CDLI:P350124
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - ARM 10, 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P350124
ER  -