ARM 14, 048 (P351388)

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. i-nu-ma be-li2 _kaskal_ u2-sze-sze-ru be-li2 a-na {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
5. szi-ip-t,a3-am ki-a-am id-di-in um-ma-a-mi
6. gi-ir-rum sza al-la-ku u2-ul sza u4-mi ma-du-tim
7. gi-ir-rum sza ta-al-la-ka ne2-e'-ra-rum sza _u4 1(u)-kam_
8. sza _iti 1(disz)-kam_-ma a-di ta-tu-ur-ra-nim a#-na _e2 hi-a_-ku-nu
9. _lu2-nu-banda3_ u3 {lu2}na-gi-rum u2-ul i-ta-as2-si
10. szi#-ip#-t,a3-am an-ne2-em be-li2 isz#-pi2-it,-ma i-na u4-mi-szu2#-ma
11. {disz}ia-si-im-su2-mu-u2 a-na# be#-li2-ia ki-a-am iq-bi
12. um-ma-a-mi _ab2 hi-a_ ma-a _sze_ sza# [e2]-kal2#-lim# [i-di]-isz#-[sza]
13. _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim be-li2 li#-[si-iq-ma _sze_ sza e2]-kal2#-lim
14. li-di-szu u3 be#-li# ki#-a-am i-pu#-[ul-szu um-ma-a]-mi#
15. e-li-i _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni _simug lu2 tug2-du8#? [a-mesz?_]
16. u3 _lu2-azlag?-mesz_ sza a-na _sze_-ia szu-ru-ub#-[im es3]-qu2#
17. [it?-te?]-ne#-eg-ra _ab2 hi-a_-ma [_sze_ sza] e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-sza
18. [szi-ip-t,a3-am an]-ne2-em be-li2-ia esz15-te-em#-mu-u2
19. [... sza]-ap#-ti be-li2 isz-pi2-it,-ma
20. [(x) be]-li2-ia a-na-s,a-ar i-na-an-na
21. [{disz}ia-si-im]-su-mu-u2
22. [ki-a-am isz-pu]-ra#-am um-ma-mi
23. [_gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke]-nim# [e]-si#-iq#-ma
24. [...] _sze?_ sza e2-kal2#-[lim]
reverse
1. [... {lu2}]mu#-usz-ke-nu ka-lu#?-[x] x [x]
2. [...] x x [...] x x-mu-su
3. [x {lu2}]mu-usz-ke-nu asz-szum a#-na _e2 hi-a_-szu-nu szu-ta-si-im
4. sza#-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz-mu-u2 ap-la-ah-ma
5. _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim u2-ul al-pu-ut
6. 2(u) _gu4 hi-a_ sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ sza a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
7. ka-lu-u2 e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ sza e2-kal2-lim <i-di-isz>-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu
8. a-na _kislah_ sza-ni-i-im de-szi-im qa-tam isz-ku-nu
9. u3 i-na bad3{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im qa-tam-ma 3(u) _gu4 hi-a_
10. sza _lu2-szu-gi-mesz_ a-na ma-s,a-ar-ti bad3{ki} ka-lu-u2
11. e-si-iq-ma 1(disz) _kislah_ e2-kal2-lim i-di-isz-szu u3 u2-sze-ri-bu
12. i-na-an-na ia-si-im-su-mu ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am
13. um-ma-a-mi# a-nu-um#-ma# t,up-pi sza asz-szum _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim#
14. a-na _kislah hi-a_ e2-kal2-lim# de-szi-im e-se#-qi2#-im a-na s,e-er _lugal_
15. usz-ta-bi-il szum#-ma# _gu4 hi-a#_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke#-[nim] ta#-na#-ad-di#-in-ma
16. _sze_ sza e2-kal2-lim i#-di-isz-szu t,up-pi2 sza a-na s,e-er _lugal_
17. u2-sza-bi-lam te-ra-am u2-la-szu-ma _gu4 hi-a_ u2-ul ta-na-ad-di-in
18. t,up-pi2 a-na s,e#-er _lugal_ li-ti-iq an-ni-tam ia-si-im-su-mu-u2
19. isz-pu-ra-am u3 a-na-ku ki-a-am asz-pu-ur-szum
20. t,up-pa a-na-ku-ma asz-szum mi-nim t,up-pa-ka sza a-na s,e-er be-li-ia
21. szu-bu-lu a-ka-al-la mi-im-ma-a _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
22. a-na _sze_ sza _e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im es3-qu2-ma a-na-ku ak-la-szu-nu-ti
23. asz-szum {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nu-um sza-ap-ti be-li2-ia isz#-mu#-u2
24. ap#-la-ah-ma 1(disz) _gu4_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim
25. u2-ul al-pu-ut [i-na-an]-na
26. szum-ma _gu4 hi-a_ sza {lu2}mu-usz-ke-nim#
27. a-na _kislah hi-a e2-gal_-lim de-szi-im e-si2-iq
28. an-ni-tam la an-ni#-tam# be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma
29. ma-la sza be-li2-ia i-sza#-pa-ra-am lu-pu-usz2

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/P351388

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 02705

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8664

References

  • primary: ARM 14, 048

    [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. 357 no. 651

    [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 18:54:34 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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351388.
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (No. P351388). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351388 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351388 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	month = {aug 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351388},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351388.
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (No. P351388). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351388 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351388 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351388
LB  - CDLI:P351388
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - ARM 14, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351388
ER  -
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