ARM 26/1, 005 (P354562)

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

Cite

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 ba-an-nu-um _ARAD2_-ka-[a-ma]
3. an-ne2-ta-an da-am-qa-a sza as3-qu2-du-um la szi#-[na-ti]
4. a-na qa-ti-ka isz-ta-na-ka-nu-ma
5. a-wa-ti-szu te-esz-te-ne2-mu-u2
6. i-nu-ma a-na ha-ar-ra-nim pa-ne2-ka ta-asz-ku-nu
7. u3 _u4 7(disz)-kam_ un-qa-tim i-na _e2_ {d}da-gan tu-usz2-bu
8. i-ia-ti# i-na ma-ri{ki} te-zi-ba-an-ni-ma
9. ki-a-em# tu-wa-e-ra-an-ni um-ma at-ta-ma
10. _u4_-um a-na-ku i-na un-qa-tim e-te#-eb-bu#-u2#
11. at-ta a-na ter-qa{ki} ku-usz-da-an-ni
12. an-ni-tam ta-aq-be2-e-em-ma i-na ma-ri{ki} at-ta-ak-la-ma
13. {disz}as3-qu2-du-um a-wa-tim# la szi-na-ti id-bu-ba-ku-um-ma
14. a-na su-ga-gu-ut hi-sza-am-ta{ki} ta#-[asz]-ku-un-szu
15. sza#-ni-isz i-na a-wa-tim i-da-as,-ka-ma
16. {disz}{d}en-lil2-i-pu-usz2 a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ sza hi-sza-am-ta ta#-asz#-ku-un
17. a-na#-ku a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} ak-szu-dam-ma
18. a-wa-tim szi-na-ti esz-te#-em-me-ma ha-ab-ta-ku as2-si-ma
19. a-wa#-tam# ke-em as,-ba-ta-ku-um um-ma a-na-ku-ma
20. ki-i _dumu e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}
21. a-na su-ga-gu-ut hi-sza-am-ta{ki} ta-sza-ka-an
22. u3 {d}en-lil2-i-pu-usz2 a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ ta-asz-ku-un
23. an-ni-tam aq-bi-ku-um-ma _lu2_ sza-a-ti u2-da-pi2-ir-ma#
24. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _ARAD2_-ka sza ki-ma sza-hi-im
25. i-ka-bi-ru-ma ta-t,a3-ab-ba-hu-szu
26. ma-am-ma-an qa-at-ka la i-s,a-ab-ba-tu-[szu-um]
27. a-na a-bu-ut _e2_ u2-wa-e-er-szu
28. {disz}as3-qu2-du-um ki-szi-id qa-ti-ia
29. la szi-na-ti i-na li#-ib-bi-szu s,a-bi-it-ma
30. _ARAD2-mesz_ sza a-na szi-ir be-li2-ia u3 _dumu_ si-im-a-al
31. la ta-mar-ra-s,u2 a-na te-re-tim ta#-sza#-ka-an
32. a-mu-ur ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 a-na le-mu-un-tim
33. u2-zu-un-szu sza-ak-na-at-ma
reverse
1. la szi-na-ti i-na i-da-at le-mu-un-tim#
2. it-ti be-li2-ia i-da-bu-ub-ma
3. _ARAD2-mesz_ pa-nu-ut-tim-ma sza isz-me-{d}da#-gan
4. a-na te-re-tim isz-ta-ka#-[an]-szu#-nu-ti
5. t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em isz-me-{d}da-gan i-[sze-me]-ma#
6. ma-di-isz i-ha-ad-du um-ma szu#-[u2-ma]
7. _ARAD2-mesz_-ia pa-nu-ut-tum te-re-tim [i-ip-pe2-szu-ma]
8. su2-uh-hu#-ur ma-tim an-ni-tim i-ip#-[pe2-szu]
9. _1(disz) ninda_ u2-ul ub-ba#-[lam]
10. a-wa-a-at _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2-ma u2#-ul# im-[hu-ur]
11. ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 a-na _e2-gal_-lim pa-ra-ki-im la i-ig#?-[ge-e?]
12. _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2 la i-ha-asz-szi-ih-szu _lu2_ szu-u2 szu-uh-hu
13. _lu2-mesz masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ ta-ak-lu-tum
14. i-na re-esz be-li2-ia iz-za-az-zu
15. _lu2-mesz_ szu-nu _dumu_ si-im-a-al a-na szi-ir be-li2-ia ma-aq-tu#
16. _lu2_ sza-a-ti be-li2 a-na s,e-ri-ia li-sza-re-esz-szu
17. u3-la-szu-ma _e2_-su2 u3 _e2_ ha-li-ha-du-un
18. a-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-sze-er-re-eb
19. _lu2_ szu-u2 ar-hi-isz li-ik-szu-da-am
20. ap-pu-na-ma i-nu-ma be-li2 i-na# sa-ga-ra#-tim u2-s,u2-u2
21. ke-em id-bu-ba-ku-um um-ma szu-ma a-na-ku# mar-s,a-ku-ma
22. ba-lum _lu2_ ta-ak-lim bi-la-at be-li2-ia
23. i-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} it-te-en-zi-ib
24. mi-nu-um bi-il-tum sza i-na _u4_-mi-szu im-ma-ak
25. s,a-bi-im na-szi-i in-ne2-ez-bu
26. sza-ni-tam dam-qa-a sza su-mu-ha-di-i-im
27. sza# a-na s,e2-er be-li2-ia isz-pu-ra-am um-ma-mi
28. t,up#-pa-at sa-am-si-{d}iszkur a-na#-[ku] as,-ba-at
29. ma-an#-nu-um _lu2#-tur#_-szu an-nu-um sza [t,up]-pa-tim# [szi-na]-ti# is,-ba-tam-ma
30. a-na# s,e-[ri]-ia ir-de-em-ma a-na-ku# [qi2-sza-tim] la a-qi2-szu-szum
31. [t,up-pa]-tim# szi-na-ti _lu2-tur-mesz_ sza su#-[mu-ha-di]-im#?
32. [u2-ul il]-qu2#-nim-ma qi2-sza-tim [u2-ul a-qi2-su2-nu-szi]-im#
33. szum#-ma da-am7-da-am ma#-[da-am ...]
34. szum-ma an-nam u2-ul [...]
35. a-mu-ur ki-ma _lu2_ szu-u2 le-mu-[un-tam u3 a-wa-tim]
36. la szi-na-ti a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia [is,-ri-mu]
37. an-ni-tam be-li2 lu#-[u2 i-de]
38. sza-ni-tam 2(disz) me-tim _udu-hi-a_ sza zu-ha-ad-nim#
39. sza# nu-bat-tim sza ak-ka-szi-im i-re-du#-[nim]
40. lu-u2 u2-sa3-mi-szu-szi-na-ti#
left
1. _udu-hi-a_ szi-na-<ti?> as,-ba-at a-di a-la-ki-ka an#-[na-num]
2. a-na-as,-s,a-ar-szi-na-ti ta-la-ka-am#-[ma]
3. t,e4-em _udu-hi-a_ szi-na-ti te-sze-em-me#-[e]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P354562
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P354562

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 00999

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB)	7102

References

primary: ARM 26/1, 005

[Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: ARM 33, 61

[Durand2019ARM33] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2019. Les Premières Années Du Roi Zimri-Lim de Mari. Première Partie. Archives Royales de Mari 33. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-11-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Chen, Michel; Guerra, Dylan; Washburn, Jody E.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/1, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P354562.

ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry (No. P354562). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354562 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354562 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P354562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P354562},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/1, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P354562.

ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry (No. P354562). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354562 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354562 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P354562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P354562},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P354562
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - ARM 26/1, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P354562
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