ARM 01, 050 (P254251)

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, Damascus, Syria

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Museum Number

NMSD —

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

48.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah#-[{d}iszkur]
 ts: ana yasmaḫ-addu
 en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur
 ts: umma šamšī-addu
 en: Thus Šamšī-Addu,
4. a-bu#-ka-a-ma
 ts: abukama
 en: your father.
5. _iti_ an-nu-u2-um _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
 ts: warḫum annûm waraḫ addarim
 en: This month is the month of Addarum.
6. _u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ i-la-ak-ma
 ts: ūmum šeššeret illakma
 en: When the sixteenth day arrives,
7. a-ki-tum isz-sza-ka-an
 ts: akītum iššakkan
 en: the Akitu festival will be established.
8. _dumu#-mesz_ szi-ip-ri _lu2_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
 ts: mārī šipri awīl ešnunna
 en: The messengers of the man of Ešnunna
9. wa-asz-bu
 ts: wašbū
 en: are here;
10. asz-szum ba-at,-t,a3-li
 ts: aššum baṭṭali
 en: Concerning ...
  after li erased gigir
11. s,i#-im#-da-at _ansze-nun-na_-ka#
 ts: ṣimdāt damdammīka
 en: your teams of draft donkeys
reverse
1. u3 _ansze-kur-ra_-ka
 ts: u sisîka
 en: and your horses
2. a-na a-ki-tim li-ir-du#-[ni]-im#
 ts: ana akītim lirdūnim
 en: for the Akītum may they drive here.
3. _{gesz}gigir-hi-a_ u3 e-nu-ut su2-uh-ra#-[tim] lu# ud-du-szu
 ts: narkabātum u enūt suḫrātim lu uddušū
 en: The chariots and equipment should be made new again;
4. i-na a-ki-tim i-szi-t,am-ma
 ts: ina akītim išiṭamma
 en: during the Akītum ...,
5. a-na s,e-ri-ka-ma
 ts: ana ṣērikama
 en: to you
6. li-tu-ru
 ts: litūrū
 en: may they return.
7. _u4_-um t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em te-sze-em-mu-u2
 ts: ūm ṭuppī annêm tešemmû
 en: The day you hear this tablet,
8. _ansze-hi-a_-ka la e-be2-et-tu
 ts: imērūka lā ebêttu
 en: your donkeys should not be stabled!
9. ar-hi-isz li-ik-szu-du#-nim
 ts: arḫiš likšudūnim
 en: Let them quickly come!

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/P254251

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 40.0 mm
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, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number NMSD —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 4471

References

  • primary: ARM 1, 50

    [Dossin1946ARM1] Dossin, Georges. 1946. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 1. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 112 no. 965

    [Durand2000LAPO18] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2000. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome III. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 18. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-10-09 at 11:43:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-07 at 12:01:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-28 at 18:30:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI Approved View
2014-04-15 at 09:19:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-15 at 09:17:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-04-06 at 19:36:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Durand, Jean-Marie; Price, Jason R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254251.
ARM 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P254251). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254251 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254251 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254251
LB  - CDLI:P254251
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - ARM 01, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254251
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254251.
ARM 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P254251). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254251 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254251 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254251
LB  - CDLI:P254251
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - ARM 01, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254251
ER  -
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