ARM 14, 018 (P351358)

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 ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-mu ha-bu-ur im-la-a-am
6. asz-szum ta-ap-pi2-isz7# sza ha-bu-ur
7. er-ri-tam _til_ i-na qa-tim-ma u2-sze-sze-er
8. be-li2 isz-me-e-ma um-ma be-li2-ma er-ri-tum
9. ib-ba-ti-iq mi-im-ma u2-ul bi-it-qum
10. i-na qa-tim-ma u2-sze-sze-er-szi
11. u3 la-ma be-li2 a-na ha-la-as, sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
12. u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni#
13. 1(disz) er-ri-tum _gal_ a-na ki-ib-ri#-[{d}da]-gan#
14. a-na e-pi2-szi-im ap-qi2-id#
15. [u3?] er#-ri-tum _til_ a-na#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sza s,a-ab-tu na-di x [...]
2'. u3 mi3-lum 5(disz) am-ma-tim im-[la-a-am]
3'. as-su2-ur-ri mi3-lum a-na pa-ni-x [i?-la?-ak?-ma?]
4'. er-ri-tum szi-i u2-sze-sze-er#
5'. ma-na-ha-tum ma-da-tum i-ha-al-li-qa#
6'. u3 isz-tu sza be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni
7'. 4(disz) bi-it-qi2 e-es3-ke-er
8'. u3 er-re-e-tim ka-lu-szi-na pu-us-su2-sa3-ma
9'. 2(disz) am-ma-a ka-la-kam e-li-szi-na u2-ka-ab-bi-it
10'. be-li2 a-na ki-ib-ri-{d}da-gan dan-na-tim
11'. li-isz-pu-ur-ma s,a-ba-szu li-ka-am-mi-sa#-am
12'. u3 a-na-ku ha-al-s,i2 lu-ka-am-mi-is3-ma
13'. ar-hi-isz er-ri-tam sza-a-ti
14'. i ni-ik#-s,u-ur u2-la-szu-ma hi-ti-tum
15'. ib-[ba]-szi-ma u2-ul ar-ni
16'. er-ri-[tum] szi#-i u2-ul i-si-iq-ti
17'. a-nu-[um]-ma# a-na s,e-[er be-li2-ia]
18'. ub#-ta-ar-re-e-[em]
19'. be-li2 lu-u2 i-de-[e]

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/P351358

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 A 02051

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8903

References

  • primary: ARM 14, 018

    [Birot1974ARM14] Birot, Maurice. 1974. Lettres de Yaqqim-Addu, Gouverneur de Sagarâtum. Archives Royales de Mari 14. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 619 no. 808

    [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
2010-10-20 at 18:54:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351358.
ARM 14, 018 artifact entry (No. P351358). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351358 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351358 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351358},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351358
LB  - CDLI:P351358
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARM 14, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351358
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351358.
ARM 14, 018 artifact entry (No. P351358). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351358 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351358 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351358},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351358
LB  - CDLI:P351358
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARM 14, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351358
ER  -
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