ARM 26/2, 434 (P354991)

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 ia-si-im-dingir _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. i-nu-ma hi-im-di-ia a-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki} il-li-ku
4. _szesz_ ia-hu-un-dingir _gal ku5_ sza _dumu-mesz_ qar-ni-li-im
5. i-du-ku 1(disz) _sag-ARAD2 dumu_ nu-um-ha-a i-na _e2_-szu
6. i-ba-asz-szi a-bu-szu asz-szum ip-t,e4-ri sza _dumu_-szu
7. 1/3(disz)# _ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ki-il-ma _szesz_ ia-hu-un-dingir
8. [u2]-ul# im-hu-ur-szu um-ma-a-mi 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. [mu-ul]-le-e-em-ma _dumu_-ka ta-ru
10. [ki-ma an-ni]-tam _lu2_ nu-um-ha-ia-am a-bi _lu2-tur_ i-pu-lu
11. [_lu2_ szu-u2-ma] a-na kur-da{ki} a-na _ku3-babbar_ le-qe2-e-im
12. [it-ta]-la-ak i-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ sza a-bu-szu
13. [a-na _ku3-babbar_] le-qe2-e-im it-ta-al-ku
14. [_szesz_ ia]-hu#-un-dingir sza [_lu2-tur_ an-ne2]-em i-na _e2_-szu
15. [ka]-lu#-u2 _lu2_ szu-u2 i#-na# _e2#_-ti e-di-i-szi-szu# _ba-usz2_
16. [_dingir?]-mesz#_-szu li-du-ku-szu
17. [u3 sa]-aq# _sza3 gal_ li-ku-ul-szu
18. [a-wa-tum szi-i u2]-ul# in-na-mi-ir
reverse
1. [_szesz-mesz_-szu] it#-bu-u2-ma
2. [_lu2-tur_ sza-a]-tu# i-na _e2 lu2_ sza-a-tu
3. [il-te]-qu2 a-na na-ap-si-im
4. [iq-bu-u2?]-ma# um-ma-a-mi at#-ta-ma
5. [ta-du]-uk# u2 mu-ki-nu mu#-du#-ka# i-ba-asz-szu-u2
6. [{disz}hi-im]-di#-ia ki-ma ka-sza-di-im _lu2-mesz_ ah-hu-szu
7. [i-na ka]-s,a-tim _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na s,e-er hi-im-di-ia
8. [ir-du]-nim-ma _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na ni-iq-mi-im
9. [it-ta]-di-in-szu u3 t,e4-ma-am a-na s,e-er
10. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 isz-ta-pa-ar
11. t,e4-mu-um isz-tu ma-ha-ar ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
12. a-di-ni u2-ul i-s,e2-pa-asz-szu-um
13. _lu2_ sza-a-tu a-na da-ki-im usz-te-s,u2-ma
14. qa-at hi-im-di-ia as,-ba-at-ma u2-ul am-ma-gi-ir
15. [um-ma-a-mi a-na] _lu2_ sza-a-tu 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
16. [i-na qa-tim] lu#-u2-ki-il-ma
17. [lu-du-uk]-szu ia-hu-un-dingir be-el mar-s,a-tim
18. [_lu2_ sza-a-tu] li#-du-uk ap-pa-szu ip-lu-usz2-ma
19. [s,e]-re-tam isz-ku-un-ma isz3-hi-ha-tam
20. i-na ki-la-li-in sza-ap-ri-szu ip-te-ma
21. ba-am-te9-szu i-ku-us,x(IS,) uz-ne2-szu ik-ki-is3
left
1. la sza-al-ma-tim i-ti-iq 3(u)-szu _lu2#-[tur_ sza-a-tu]
2. a-lam u2-sa3-hi-ru-szu-ma i-na re-[sze-tim-ma]
3. [a]-bu#-szu iz-za-az t,e4-mu-um sza in-ne2-ep#-[szu ...]
4. [ha]-am#-mu-ra-pi2 asz-szum t,e6-mi sza-[a-tu iz-zu-uz]
5. [a-na be]-li2#-ia asz-tap-ra-[am be-li2 lu-u2 i-di]

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	P354991
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P354991

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 03680

References

primary: ARM 26/2, 434

[Charpin1988ARM26/2] Charpin, Dominique, Bertrand Lafont, Sylvie Lackenbacher, and Francis Joannès. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/2. Archives Royales de Mari 26/2. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: FM 6, p.39-50, p. 40-44 no. 3

[Durand2002vengeance] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2002. “La Vengeance à l’époque Amorrite.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 39–50. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-02-12 at 15:45:05	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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 26/2, 434 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P354991.

ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry (No. P354991). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354991

ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354991 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/2, 434 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P354991.

ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry (No. P354991). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354991

ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354991 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P354991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P354991},
}

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DA  - 2006/11/21/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P354991
LB  - CDLI:P354991
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - ARM 26/2, 434 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P354991
ER  -