FM 03, 021 (P479546)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
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1'. [i-na pa-ni-tim-ma be-li2]
2'. [ki-a]-am# a-na ia#-szi#!-im# isz-pu#-[ra-am]
3'. [um-ma]-mi# 1(u) _lu2_ sa-mi-hi i-di-in-[ma]
4'. [_a-sza3_ ma]-ia#-ri li-im-ha-s,u2 ak-szu-ud-ma#
5'. [ma-ia]-ri# ma-ha-s,a-am u3 sa-mi-hi u2#-[ul ad-di-in]
6'. [i]-na#-an#-na be-li2 szum-ma ma-ia-ri i-ma-[ha-s,u2]
7'. [u3] _lu2#_ [sa]-mi-hi a-na-di-[in]
8'. [be-li2?] sza ki-ma sza-pa-ri-im li-isz-pu-[ra]-am#
9'. [u3] bi-ir-tum sza i-na ha-ra-nim{ki} wa-asz-ba-at
10'. [a-na] za#-al-pa-ah{ki} it-ta-na-ra-du-nim-ma
11'. _[i3]-gesz_ [it]-ta-na-[ba]-lu# ak-szu-ud-ma usz-ta-ak-li#
12'. u3 ki-a-[am] asz-pu#-ur# a-li-ma na#-ka-ma-tum
13'. sza# _e2-gal#?_-[lim x x] x u3 an-na-[nu-um-ma]
14'. [x] x x x [...] x
15'. u3# a-na# _bad3#{ki}-{d#}iszkur[{ki}]
16'. [asz]-szum _i3-gesz_ szu-usz2-szi-im#
reverse
1. a-na za-al-pa-ah{ki} te-re-[tum]
2. u2-ul i-sze-ra-nim-ma
3. a-na-nu-um-ma i-na tu-ut-tu-ul{ki#}
4. 5(disz) _ansze i3-gesz_ u3 _munx(|U.MUN|)_ usz-ta-ak#-li#-ma#
5. u3 i-nu-ma a-na za-al-pa-ah{ki} al#-li-ku
6. a-na ab-du-ma-{d}da-gan ki-a-am# aq-be2-em
7. i-na {kusz}ki-[si _i3-gesz_ u3 _munx(|U.MUN|)_] li#-il-le-qu2#-ma#
8. _i3-gesz_ szu-usz2-[sze-em x x] x li-il-[qu2-ma]
9. _[i3]-gesz#_ u3 _munx(|U.MUN|)#_ [x x x] x mu# [...]
10. [... _e2]-gal#_-lim
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FM 3, p.167-200, no. 21

    [Guichard1997sel3] Guichard, Michaël. 1997. “Le Sel à Mari (III). Les Lieux Du Sel.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire de Marie-Thérèse Barrelet, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 167–200. Florilegium Marianum 3. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

  • history: MARI 5, p.199-234, p. 199-201 & 204

    [Durand1987fantômes] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1987. “Villes Fantômes de Syrie et Autres Lieux.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 199–234.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: M 08134

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-12 at 12:40:40 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2015-02-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“FM 03, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479546.
FM 03, 021 artifact entry (No. P479546). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479546
FM 03, 021 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479546 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	year = {2015},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {FM 03, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479546},
}

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DA  - 2015/2/28/
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M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - FM 03, 021 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“FM 03, 021 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479546.
FM 03, 021 artifact entry (No. P479546). (2015, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479546
FM 03, 021 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479546 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2015FM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {FM 03, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479546},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/2/28/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P479546
LB  - CDLI:P479546
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - FM 03, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479546
ER  - 
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