MARI 05, 085 no. 27 (P497176)

Administrative tablet excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Museum Number

NMSD — ?

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. _1(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) gur |GISZGALxTITAB2|_
2. a-ku-ah
3. _1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) gur |GISZGALxTITAB2|_
4. su-ma-LAGAB
column 2
1. _2(ban2@c) |GISZGALxTITAB2|_
2. a-hi-sa3-gi
3. _1(barig@c) |GISZGALxTITAB2|_
4. bi2-bi2
5. _1(barig@c) |GISZGALxTITAB2|_
6. isz
column 3
1. _ARAD2-ARAD2_
2. _du6!_
3. {d}iszkur
4. _1(asz@c) ninda ARAD_
5. 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze_
6. x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. za-bar!
3. _2(ban2@c) sze_
4. me-szar
blank space
column 2
1. _iti_ i-si 2(u@c) 5(disz@t) _[mu]_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P497176
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497176

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TH80-T0095
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number	NMSD — ?
Accession Number	M —

References

primary: MARI 5, p.65-128, p. 85 no. 27

[Charpin1987présargoniques] Charpin, Dominique. 1987. “Tablettes Présargoniques de Mari.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 65–128.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2017-08-01 at 18:14:36	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-12-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MARI 05, 085 No. 27 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P497176.

MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry (No. P497176). (2015, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497176

MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497176 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497176},
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Cite this Artifact

“MARI 05, 085 No. 27 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P497176.

MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry (No. P497176). (2015, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497176

MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497176 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497176},
}

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DA  - 2015/12/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P497176
LB  - CDLI:P497176
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MARI 05, 085 no. 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P497176
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