ARM 18, 031 (P351500)

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] mu#-ka-an-ni-szi-im
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ma-ap-ra-kum-ma
4. ra-im-ka-a-ma
5. _lu2-tur_ ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
6. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
7. a-nu-um-<ma> _lu2_ s,a-ba-am-_mesz_
8. i-ra-du-ni-ku
9. _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti
10. mu-hu-ur
reverse
1. _lu2_ s,a-ba-am szu-nu-ti
2. it-ti# [_lu2_] s,a#-[bi-im]-_mesz#_
3. szu-ut#-[...]
4. be-x x x x x it#-ti
5. ma-szi#-im# u2-ul u2-sza-bu
6. tup-pa-am# me-he-er
7. tup#-pi2#-ia it-ti _lu2_ s,a-bi-im#
8. ar#-hi#-isz# szu#-bi#-lam
9. [...] x [...] x
10. [x] x x di x x [x] x
11. [u2]-sza#-bu an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
12. [szu]-up#-ra#-am
left
1. [sza-ni-tam a]-na# _i3-gesz_ ta-asz-ta-na-pa-ra-nim
  Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 329 n. 32
2. [a-nu]-um-ma isz-ka#-ar# 1(disz) _lu2-i3-sur_
3. [usz]-ta#-bi-lam u3 [a]-na#-ku# ni-szi
4. _i3-gesz#_ a-ta-na-pa-al

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/P351500

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 04160

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4689
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8655

References

  • primary: ARM 18, 031

    [Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 329 no. 638

    [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.

  • history: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 377

    [Lafont2002Mukannišum] Lafont, Bertrand. 2002. “La Correspondance de Mukannišum Trouvée Dans Le Palais de Mari. Nouvelles Pièces et Essai d’évaluation.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 373–412. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-02-24 at 13:06:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 18, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351500.
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (No. P351500). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351500 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351500 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351500},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351500.
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (No. P351500). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351500 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351500 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351500},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351500
LB  - CDLI:P351500
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ARM 18, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351500
ER  -
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