ARM 26/2, 451 (P355008)

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-an-s,i2#-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. {disz}ku-szi-ia _lu2_ kur-da-a#-iu#{ki}
4. i-na pa-ni-ni5 i-na si2#-ip#-pi2-ir#{ki} wa-szi-ib
5. i-nu-ma t,e4-em-szu id-di-nu _ARAD2#_-du#-_mesz_ be-li2-ia
6. sza# an-ni#-ki-a-am wa-asz-bu# it#-ti#-szu u2-ul i-ru-bu
7. [ki-ma] ni#-ik-szu-dam _lu2#_ nu-pa-al-li-isz-ma
8. [u3 _lu2_] szu-u2 ki-a-am sza-pi2-ir um-ma-a-mi
9. [1(disz) li-im u2]-lu-ma 2(disz) li-im s,a-ba-am t,u2-ur2-dam-ma
10. [kur-da]-a#{ki} li-ki-il
11. [u3? isz]-nu#-ku-um sza sza-ap-ru i-na-an-na wa-ar#-[ki-szu]
12. [ni-im]-ma#-ha-ar i-na wu-u2-ur-ti-szu u2-ul ni-iz-[zi-iz]
13. ki-a-am i-pu-lu-szu um-ma-a-mi a-al-ka-ma u2-s,u2-ur#-[ma]
14. a-di _sukkal_ e-la-am-tim s,i-bu-us-su2 i-ip-pi2-szu an-[ha-ra-ar-ku]
15. _iti_ u2-ra-hi-im _u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma#
16. _lu2-mesz_ al-la-ha-da-iu{ki} a-na si2-ip-pi2-ir{ki#}
17. ik-szu-du-nim-ma a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
18. u3 isz-me-{d}da-gan ki-a-am sza-ap-ru um-ma-[a-mi]
19. mi-im-ma _dumu_ a-tam-ri-im u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun#-[na{ki}]
20. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi s,a-ba-am sza t,a3-ra#-[di-im?]
21. [t,u2-ur]-da*-nim s,a#-[bu-um szu-u2]
22. [i-na] a-la-ha-da{ki} li-[szi-ib um-ma-a-mi]
23. [ki-ma] pa-na-nu-um i-nu-ma sa-am#-[si-{d}iszkur]
reverse
1. [an]-da#-ri-ig{ki} ka-[sza-du-um-ma ik-szu-du]
2. [s,a-bu-um] sza [li]-ib-bi [_e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}]
3. [a-na qa-t,a3-ra]-a u3 a-la-ha-[da{ki} u2-szi-ib]
4. [wa-ar-ka-num] i-na li-ib-[bi a-lim]
5. [an-da-ri-ig]{ki} szu-u2-ma ri-[it-tum-ma]
6. [an-ni-i]-isz# s,a-ba-am [i-t,a3-ra-du-nim]
7. [a-na a-la-ha-da]{ki} [s,a-bu-um la il-la-ak]
8. t,e4-[ma-am an-ni]-am i-na a-hi-[ti-ia esz-me]
9. sza-ni#-[tam n] li#-mi s,a-[bu-um a-na tu-tu-ub{ki}]
10. il-li-ku a-lum szu-u2 [is,-s,a-bi-it]
11. u3 a-di-ni t,e4-em-szu ga-am-[ra-am u2-ul u2-ki-in]
12. a-lum tu-tu-ub{ki} [pa-as-su2]
13. u3 ba-szi-is-su2 a-na isz-me-{d}[da-gan na-di-in]
14. _lu2-mesz_ eb-bu-u2 sza isz-me-{d}da#-[gan a-na a-lim]
15. ma-ha-ri-im [il-li-ku-nim]
16. an-ni-tam be-li2 lu-u2 i-[de]
rest blank

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	P355008
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P355008

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 03580

References

primary: ARM 26/2, 451

[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.201-210, p. 201-203 no. 19

[Marti2002ambassade] Marti, Lionel. 2002. “Une Ambassade Mariote à Sippar.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 201–10. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-02-13 at 15:43:49	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, 451 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P355008.

ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (No. P355008). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355008

ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355008 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/2, 451 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P355008.

ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (No. P355008). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355008

ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355008 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2006ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
}

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DA  - 2006/11/21/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P355008
LB  - CDLI:P355008
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355008
ER  -