Iraq 39, 147-153 (P525917)

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 mu-ka-an-ni-szi-im
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-el-ka-a-ma
4. asz-szum _tug2_ ta-ad-di-e-tim e-pe2-szi-im
5. u2-wa-e-er-ka-a-ma a-di i-na-an-na _tug2_ szu#-u2#
6. u2-ul in-ne-pi2-isz i-na-an-na ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra#-am
7. um-ma at-ta-a-ma _siki hi-a_ a-na _tug2_ sza-a-tu#
8. szu-ta-am-t,a3-a u3 1(disz) {kusz}gu-sa-nu-um
9. sza _siki hi-a lu2_ babila2{ki} i-ba-asz-szi
10. be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am-ma {kusz}gu-sa-nu-um szu-u2
11. _igi_ {munus}{d}iszkur-du-ri li-ip-pe2-ti-ma#
12. _siki hi-a_ mi-t,i3-it _tug2_ sza-a-ti li-di-nu-nim
13. an-ni-tam ta-asz-pu-ra-am
14. mi-nu-um an-ni-it-ta#-a#-an sza a-na _siki hi-a lu2_ babila2#{ki}
15. ta-at-ta-asz-ka-na-ma u3 tu-da-ba-ba-ni-ne
16. pa-na-nu-um i-nu-ma ia-ah-du-un-li-im
17. {disz}{d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur u3 ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
18. a-na _siki hi-a lu2_ babila2{ki} ma-a i-qa-al-lu
19. u3 lu-bu-usz-ta-szu-nu u2-ul i-ip-pe2-szu
20. at-la-ak _siki hi-a_ szi-na u2-ul i-ba-asz-sze
21. i-na _siki hi-a_ sza bu-qu2-um _e2-gal_-lim
22. ma-li i-ba-asz-sze-e _siki hi-a_ ma-li _tug2_ sza-a-tu#
23. a-na na-sa-ki-im u2-ul i-ba-asz-sze-e#
Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 273 n. 41
24. [i]-na#-[an]-na a-na _siki hi-a lu2_ babila2#{ki#}
reverse
1. mi#-im#-ma# la ta-qa-a-al
2. i-na _siki hi-a_ sza bu-qu2-um# _e2#-gal_-lim-ma#
3. _siki hi-a_ dam-qa#-tim [sza] a#-na# _tug2_ sza-a#-tu
4. i-re-ed-de-e u2-su2#-uq#
5. u2-lu-ma a-szar# pu-ul#-lu#-szi-im# pu-ul#-li-isz-ma
6. _siki hi-a_ a-na pa-an# _tug2_ sza#-[a-tu] szu#-ta#-am-li-im#
7. le-qe2-e-ma ar-hi#-isz# _tug2_ szu-u2 li-in-ne-pi2-isz
8. u3 at-la-ak _siki# hi#-a i-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-ul i-ba-asz-sze-ma#
9. at-ta u2-ul tu-pa-la-asz ma-a _siki hi-a_
10. u2-ul te#-le-qe2-e
11. i-na-an-na _siki hi-a_
12. a-szar pu-ul-lu-szi-im pu-ul-li-isz-ma
13. ar-hi-isz _tug2_ szu-u2 a-na pa-ni-ia li-in-ne-pi2-isz
14. u3 a-na# _lu2-azlag2_ u3 _munus-usz-bar_ dan-na-tim szu-ku-un-ma
15. _tug2#_ szu-u2# ki-ma _tug2_ tu-ut-tu-be2-e-em szu-ta-a-am
16. u3 bi-it-tam dam-qi2-isz lu-u2 na-si2-ik
17. u3 lu-<u2> ka-s,i-ir u3# ki-ma ru-uq-qi2-im# sza _ku3-babbar_
18. li-ib-bi _tug2_ sza-a-tu lu-u2# i-ba-asz-szi
19. _tug2_ szu-u2 su-ni ia-am-ha-di#-i isz-sza-ak-ka-an
20. u3 ki-ma _tug2_ hu-usz2-sze-e-em s,i2-ir-pu-um
21. in-na-ad-di#-i#* x? as-su-ur-re
22. a-na _tug2_ sza-a-tu# sza#-te#-e-em
23. u3 bi-it-tam usz*-ta-ba-at-tu-ma*
24. u3 i-na zu-na-tim sza-ka-ki-im
25. zu-na-tum i-ka-ab-bi-ta-ma
Lines 21-25: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 274 n. 42
left
column 1
1. u3 _tug2_ usz-ta-ar-ra-at, dan-na-tim
Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 274 n. 42
2. szu-ku-un-ma a-na _tug2_ sza-a-tu
3. ma-di-isz li-i'2-'i3-du _tug2_ szu-u2
4. a-na pa*-an* i#*-na#*-tim#* [sza] ma-tim ka-li-sza
coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 274 n. 43
column 2
1. isz-sza-ak-ka-an
2. sza mi-im-ma szu-um-ma-nu-um
3. i-na _tug2_ sza-a-tu la na-ab-szi-i-im
4. e-pu-usz2

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	P525917
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P525917

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 01285

References

history: LAPO 16, p. 273 no. 136

[Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.
history: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 378

[Lafont2002Mukannišum] Lafont, Bertrand. 2002. “La Correspondance de Mukannišum Trouvée Dans Le Palais de Mari. Nouvelles Pièces et Essai d’évaluation.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 373–412. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
history: Arkhipov, NABU 2013/78

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-23 at 13:45:57	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-12-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 39, 147-153 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P525917.

Iraq 39, 147-153 artifact entry (No. P525917). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P525917 (Original work published 2021)

Iraq 39, 147-153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P525917 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 39, 147-153 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P525917.

Iraq 39, 147-153 artifact entry (No. P525917). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P525917 (Original work published 2021)

Iraq 39, 147-153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P525917 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P525917},
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