ARM 14, 027 (P351367)

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 qi2-bi2-ma
2. um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2#_-ka-a-ma
4. tu#-sza#-ma a-[na qa]-at#-tu-na-an{ki}
5. al-li-ik u3 t,up#-pi2 be-li2-ia asz-szum _{gesz}ma2_
6. sza a-na _na4#_ le#-qe2-e-em is,-ba-tu
7. a-na ia-sa3-ad-di-il3 il-li-kam
8. mi-im-ma a-na qa-at-tu-na-an{ki} u2-ul al-li-ik
9. _{gesz}ma2_ sza# a-na _na4_ le-qe2-e-em qa-tam a-na qa-tim
10. usz-ta#-as,-bi-it ia-ta-rum
11. qa#-du s,a-bi-szu u3 _lu2-mesz_ ga-ni-ba-ta-i{ki}
12. [a]-na# _na4_ le-qe2-e-em at,-ru-ud
13. u3# 1(disz) _{gesz}ma2_ sza 2(u) _a-gar3_ a-na i#-ma#-ar#{ki}
14. usz#-ta-as,#-bi-it
15. isz-tu# _[gesz]-ma2#_ szi-i
reverse
1. ga-ni#-ba#-ta#{ki} i-ti-qu2
2. t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia asz#-szum _esir_
3. a#-na _{gesz}ma2_ szu-ur-ku-bi-im
4. ik#-szu-dam# szum-ma-an la-ma s,a-ba-at _{gesz}ma2_
5. t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia i-ka-asz-sza-dam#
6. _esir_ sza ki-ma i-na qa-ti-ia i-ba-asz-szu-u2
7. usz-ta-ar-ki-ba-an i-na-an-na
8. asz-szum u4-um ha-da-nim sza ti-bu-tim
9. sza {d}halib qe2-er-bu a-na qa-at-tu-na-an{ki}
10. u2-ul al-li-ik um-ma a-na-ku-ma
11. a-na qa-at-tu-na-an{ki} a-al-la-ak-ma
12. s,a-bu-um ti#-bu-ti a-na {d}halib u2-ha-ar-ma
13. be-li2 mi-nam a-pa-al asz-szum# ki#-a-am
14. at#-ta-ak-la u4-um t,up-pi2 an-ne2#-[em]
15. a#-na s,e-er be-li2-ia u2-sza-bi-lam
16. na#?-pi2-isz-tam i-na zi-ib-na-tim{ki}
17. ap-qi2-id-ma ma-ah-ri-it s,a-bi-im#
left
1. at,-t,ar-dam# a-na#-ku ur-ra-am a-ka-asz-sza-dam#

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/P351367

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 14, 027

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 145 no. 996

    [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 8, no. 19

    [Durand2005FM8] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2005. Le Culte Des Pierres et Les Monuments Commémoratifs En Syrie Amorrite. Florilegium Marianum 8. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:16:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:15:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-10-20 at 18:54:31 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351367.
ARM 14, 027 artifact entry (No. P351367). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351367 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351367 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351367},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - ARM 14, 027 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351367.
ARM 14, 027 artifact entry (No. P351367). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351367 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351367 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351367
LB  - CDLI:P351367
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - ARM 14, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351367
ER  -
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