ARM 27, 162 (P355264)

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

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 zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
4. {disz}ka-bi-{d}da-gan _dumu_ a-hi-szu sza i?-[...]
5. _lu2_ ur-bat{ki} i-na pa-ni-tim i-nu-ma s,a-bu#-[um il-li-kam?]
6. i-na babila2{ki} _lu2-tur_ szu-u2 is,-s,a#-[bi-it-ma?]
7. qa-as-su2 a-na pi2-i-szu iq-ri-ib-[ma]
8. {disz}i-ba-al-pi2-dingir u3 a-na-ku ni#-[isz-ta-al-ma]
9. _lu2-tur_ sza-ti it-ti s,a-bi-im ma-ah-ri-im [a-na qa-at]
10. {disz}ia-an-ti-in-e-ra-ah ni-ip-qi2-id
11. um-ma-a-mi _lu2-tur_ sza-ti a-na s,e-er [be-li2-ia t,u2-ru]-su2#
12. i-na qa-ab-li-it ge-er-ri-im# i#-na# [qa-at ia-an-ti-in]-e#-ra-ah
13. ip-pa-ar-szi-id-ma a-na babila2#[{ki} i-tu-ur]
14. ki-ma _lu2-tur_ szu-u2 a-na babila2{ki} i-tu#-[ru]
15. a-di sza ma-ri{ki} ni-ik#-szu-du u2-ul ni-di
16. a-na babila2{ki} i-tu-ur-ma a-wa-tum sza la ba-la-t,i3-szu
17. i-na pi2-i-szu it-ta#-s,i2 um-ma szu-ma _dumu lu2_ a-na-ku
18. _dumu_ a-hi zi-im-ri#-li-im a-na-ku an-ni#-[tam iq]-bi-ma
19. a-na da-am7-ri#-[im]{ki#} sza-ap-la-nu-um# [...]{ki}
20. [n]+3(disz) _kaskal_ usz-[ta]-ru#-szu i-na-an-na#
  Arkhipov, NABU 2013/26
99. i-na larsa{ki} pa-i-la _dam-[gar3 ARAD2_] be#-li2-ia#
22. it#-ti _dumu-mesz#_ szi-ip-ri sza be-li2-ia#
23. sza# a-na [s,e-er] be#-li2-ia i-il-la#-[ku]
reverse
1. a#-na babila2{ki} at,-ru-ud-ma i-na [a-la-ki-szu]
  Arkhipov, NABU 2013/26
2. [a]-na ka-si-im sza-te-em a-na# da-am7-ri-im#[{ki}]
  Arkhipov, NABU 2013/26
3. i-ru-ub-ma _lu2-tur_ sza-ti i-mu-ur
4. 1(u)? _lu2-mesz_ sza _{gesz}szukur_ i-na-as,#-s,a#-ru-szu
5. _sa2-du11_ sza-ak-na-as-su2-um an-ni-tam pa-i-la _dam-gar3_
6. iq-be2-em-ma a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia asz-pu-ra-am
  single ruling
7. _dumu-mesz_ szi-ip-ri sza a-tam-ri-im il-li-ku-nim-ma
8. i-na t,e4-mi-szu-nu na-da-nim 1(disz)-szu [ki]-a-am i-qa-ab-bu-u2
9. um-ma szu-nu-ma um-ma# a-tam-rum _ARAD2_-ka#-[a]-ma#
10. u3# [2(disz)?-szu] ki#-a-am i-qa-ab-bu-u2 um-ma-a-[mi]
11. um-ma a-tam-rum _dumu_-ka-a-ma t,e4-ma-am
12. i-na na-da-nim ba-la-lum i-ba-al-la-lu
  single ruling
13. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ tu-ru-uk-ku il-li-kam-ma
14. a-na ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ki-a-am wu-u2-ur um-ma-a-mi
15. isz-tu a-na-ku ma-ru-tam asz-pu-ra-kum a-ga-na i-na# [_lugal-mesz_]
16. sza ma-a-at szu-bar-tim sza ma-ru-tam la i-sza-pa-ra-kum#
17. lu-mu-ur an-ni-tam za-zi-ia a-na ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [isz-pu-ur]
  single ruling
18. _dumu_ szi-ip-ri sza _dumu_ ap-la-ha-an-da _lu2_ kar-ka-mi#-[is3{ki}]
19. il-li-kam-ma _{munus}nar-mesz_ i-ri-isz u3 ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2]
20. ki-a-am i-pu-ul um-ma szu-ma _{munus}nar-mesz_-ma
21. mi-t,i3-is-su2 u2-ul _dumu lu2_ szu-u2
22. [am]-mi-nim a-na da-mi qa-as-su2 u2-bi-il
23. id#?-da-ak _dumu_ ap-la-ha-an-da
24. [a-na] ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ma-di-isz na-zi-iq!

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/P355264

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 02511

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 7963

References

  • primary: ARM 27, 162

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

  • history: Arkhipov, Ilya, NABU 2013/026

    [sec91444] N.d.

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
2022-03-06 at 16:40:50 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, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355264.
ARM 27, 162 artifact entry (No. P355264). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355264 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 27, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355264 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 27, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355264},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 27, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355264.
ARM 27, 162 artifact entry (No. P355264). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355264 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 27, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355264 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 27, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355264},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355264
LB  - CDLI:P355264
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - ARM 27, 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355264
ER  -
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