ARM 01, 086 (P254287)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

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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

65.0 mm × 45.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma# {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur#
4. a-bu-ka-a-ma#
5. _gu4#_ sza {d}utu-kaskal-su2
6. sza a-na i-gi-si-e-em#
7. u2-sza-ki-lu
8. i-na ma-ri{ki} i-ba-asz-[szi]
9. u3 {disz}{d}utu-kaskal-su2-su2 ki-a-am [iq-bi-e-em]
10. [um]-ma# szu-ma
11. [_gu4_] szu-u2 ma-di-isz ka-ba-ar
12. qa2-at-tum
13. i-na-an-na _gu4_ sza-a-ti
14. le-qe2-e-ma
15. a-na _mu-bala sa6-ga_
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. szu-up-ra-am
2'. _gu4_ ki-ma _gu4_ i-na a-lim{ki}
3'. li#-id#-di-in-szum-ma
4'. [a-na i]-gi-si-szu
5'. [la i-t,e4]-he

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • primary: ARM 1, 86

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 116 no. 971

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-04-29 at 08:44:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2005-01-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Durand, Jean-Marie; Price, Jason R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254287.
ARM 01, 086 artifact entry (No. P254287). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254287 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254287 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254287},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254287
LB  - CDLI:P254287
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - ARM 01, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254287
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254287.
ARM 01, 086 artifact entry (No. P254287). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254287 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254287 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254287},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254287
LB  - CDLI:P254287
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - ARM 01, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254287
ER  - 
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