ARM 27, 017 (P355124)

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
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma dingir-szu-na-s,ir
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. _ha-na-mesz_ sza i-ta#-at# qa#-at,-t,u2-na#-an{ki}
6. 2(disz) me s,a-bu-um-_mesz_ ip#-[hu-ru-nim]-ma#
7. {disz}ia-tar#-li#-im a-li-ik pa-ni-szu-nu
8. a-na s,a-ba-i#-im# a-na na-wi-im
9. sza _dumu-mesz_ ia-[mi]-na# il5-li-ku
10. u3 aq-bi-szu-nu-szi-im# um-ma a-na-ku-ma
11. la ta-al-la-ka# u2-ul im-gu-ru-ni-ni5
12. il5-li-ku-ma a-na la-as2-qi2-im im-qu2-tu-nim#
13. i-na la-as2-qi2-im 3(disz) _lu2-mesz_ 1(disz) _munus_
14. a-hi-zi is,-ba-tu-nim-ma#
15. it-ta-al-ku-nim
16. sza-al-mu
17. u3 _lu2-mesz_ a-hi-zu ki-a-am# [iq]-bu-u2
reverse
1. um#-ma szu-nu-ma
2. 1(disz) li-im s,a-bu-[um-_mesz_]
3. u3 ia-gi-ih-{d}iszkur#
4. ma-nu-ha-ta-an{ki} i-pe2-esz
5. u3 na-wu-um-_mesz_ sza _dumu-mesz_ ia-mi-na
6. ka-lu-sza i-na la-as2-qi2-im-ma
7. u3 a-di ma-nu-ha-ta-an{ki} sa-ak-na-at
8. u3 aq-bi-szu-nu-szi-im-ma
9. um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(disz) _lu2_ a-hi-za-am
10. a-na s,e-er _lugal_ re-de-e
11. [u2]-ul# im-gu-ru-ni-ni5
12. [sza-ni-tam] ki-a-am esz-me um-ma-a-mi
13. [_lu2_ esz3]-nun#-na isz-tu szu-ba-[at]-{d}en-lil2<{ki}>
14. [...] qa-du-um e-nu-tim
15. [...] x x x x-du-u2
16. [a-na an-da]-ri#-ig{ki} i-te#-ru#-ub
17. [u3 n li]-im s,a-ba-am-_mesz#_
18. u3# ia#-nu#-uh#-sa-mar
19. a-li-ik pa-ni-szu-nu
left
1. [x] _dumu_ ta-ri-ip-na-at-ki
2. [_lugal_ a]-pi2#-im{ki} i-na szu-ba-at-{d}en-lil2{ki}
3. [a-na ma-tim na]-s,a#-ri-im i-zi-ib

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/P355124

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 00574

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 7560

References

  • primary: ARM 27, 017

    [Birot1993ARM27] Birot, Maurice. 1993. Correspondance Des Gouverneurs de Qaṭṭunân. Archives Royales de Mari 27. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-03-25 at 08:39:50 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 27, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355124.
ARM 27, 017 artifact entry (No. P355124). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355124 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 27, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355124 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 27, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355124},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355124
LB  - CDLI:P355124
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - ARM 27, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355124
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 27, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355124.
ARM 27, 017 artifact entry (No. P355124). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355124 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 27, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355124 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 27, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355124},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355124
LB  - CDLI:P355124
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - ARM 27, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355124
ER  -
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