ARM 14, 070 (P351410)

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#
 en: Say to my lord,
2. um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
 en: thus Yaqim-Addu
3. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 en: your servant:
4. be-li2 ki-a-am isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-a-mi
 en: My lord wrote thus:
5. s,a-bu-um _babila_{ki} sza i-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
 en: 'Let the Babylonian army that is stationed
6. wa-szi-ib i-na sa-ga-ra-tim#{ki} s,i2-di-tam
 en: at Sagaratum receive provisions in Sagaratum
7. li-im-hu-ur u3 sza [i]-na _bad3_{ki}-ia-ah-du-li-im
 en: and have the one that is stationed at Dur-Yahdu-Lim
8. wa-szi-ib# i-na _bad3_{ki}-ia#-ah-du-li-im-ma
 en: receive provisions at Dur-Yahdu-Lim.
9. s,i2#-[di]-tam# szu-um-hi-ir-ma# s,a-ba-am sze-tu
 en: Send that army and
10. [u3 s,a]-ba#-am sza tu-sza-at,-t,e4-ru
 en: the army that you have registered.'
11. [t,u2-ur]-dam _ud_ 5(disz) _kam_ pa-an mu-szi-im tup-pi2 be-li2-ia
 en: The tablet of my lord arrived on the 5th day before nightfall.
12. [ik-szu]-dam# la#-ma# tup-pi2 be-li2-ia i-ka-asz-sza-dam
 en: Before the tablet of my lord arrived,
13. [x x x tup?-pi2? ni]-id#-na-at-{d}suen
 en: ... [the tablet?] of Nidnat-Sin...
14. [... s,a-bu-um] _babila#_{ki}
 en: ... [the army?] of Babylon
15. [...] tup-pi2 be-li2-ia
 en: [...] my lord's tablet.
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x-u2 i-na# pu-lu-uh-ti be-li2-ia
 en: ...because of fear of my lord
2'. [u2-sza]-asz2#-t,i2-ir i-na tup-pi2 te-<bi>-ib-ti
 en: I had it written. In my lord's registration tablet
3'. ha#-al-s,i-im sza a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
 en: for the district which I sent back to him,
4'. u2-sza-bi-lam hi-im-mu-um sza-t,e4-er
 en: a 'himmum' is written.
5'. i-na#-an-na szum-ma i-in be-li2-ia ma-hi-ir
 en: Now if it pleases my lord,
6'. [be-li2] li-isz-ta-al-ma _lu2-szu-gi_ u3 _lu2-tur-mesz_
 en: let him consider if I should assign the old men
7'. sza _kaskal_ a-la-kam la i-le-u2 lu-u2 lu-bi-ir-ma
 en: and the young ones who cannot go on the campaign
8'. a-na ma-as,-s,a-ar-ti _dur3_{ki} u2-lu-ma
 en: to guard the wall
9'. a-szar be-li2 i-qa-ab-bu-u2 li-si-qu2!(BA)-szu-nu-ti
 en: or the place my lord my lord orders,
10'. u3 s,a-ba-am be2-eh-ra-am lu-bi-ra-am-ma
 en: and choosing the elite army
11'. ki-ma na-asz-pa-ar-ti be-li2-ia lu-ut,-ru-dam
 en: send them to my lord as per his instructions.
12'. an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am
 en: Let my lord write to me whether this should be so.
13'. u3 as-su2-ur-ri be-li2 ki-a-am i-qa-ab-bi#
 en: Perhaps my lord will say:
14'. um#-ma-a-mi s,a-bu-um _babila_{ki} i-zi-iz
 en: 'The Babylonian army will be upset.'
15'. ki-ma _lu2-mesz_ tap-pi2-szu i-na e-s,e2-di-im
 en: Like their compatriots, I have
16'. u2-ne-eh mi-im-ma s,a-bu-um szu-u2
 en: exempted them from service.
17'. [u2]-ul i-s,i2-id i-na sza-ni-im
 en: That army has not been gathered.
left
18'. u4-mi-im sza a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
 en: Following the day that they arrive
19'. ik-szu-du-nim tup-pi2 ni-id-na-at-{d}suen#
 en: in Sagaratum and the tablet of Nidnat-Sin
20'. ik-szu-dam-ma ip-t,u2-ru-nim#?
 en: comes to me, they will be released.

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/P351410

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) 8823

References

  • primary: ARM 14, 070

    [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. 441 no. 698

    [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 18:54:37 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, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351410.
ARM 14, 070 artifact entry (No. P351410). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351410 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351410 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - ARM 14, 070 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351410.
ARM 14, 070 artifact entry (No. P351410). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351410 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351410 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351410
LB  - CDLI:P351410
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - ARM 14, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351410
ER  -
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