ARM 01, 115 (P254316)

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

56.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na a-ad-da-a
 ts: ana addaya
 en: To Addaya,
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak;
3. [um]-ma ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
 ts: umma yasmaḫ-addu
 en: thus Yasmaḫ-Addu,
4. _dumu_-ka-a-ma
 ts: mārkama
 en: your son:
5. asz-szum {disz}me-ra-[nim] a-si-i
 ts: aššum mērānim asî
 en: As to Mērānum the physician’s
6. an-ni-isz a-la-ki#-im
 ts: annîš alākim
 en: coming,
7. i-na pa-ni-tim-ma
 ts: ina pānītimma
 en: previously
8. a-na a-ad-da-a aq-bi#
 ts: ana addaya aqbi
 en: to Addaya I spoke.
9. i-na-an-na
 ts: inanna
 en: As of now
reverse
1. [ul ik]-szu#-dam-[ma]
 ts: ul ikšudamma
 en: he has not arrived, and
2. [{disz}]ri-szi-ia
 ts: rīšiya
 en: Rīšiya
3. i-na# na#-pi2-isz#-[ti]-szu#
 ts: ina napištišu
 en: in his life
4. na-di ma-di#-[isz]
 ts: nadi mādiš
 en: is threatened—he is very
5. ma-ru-us, szum-[ma li-ib]-bi
 ts: maruṣ šumma libbi
 en: sick! If it is the heart of
6. a-ad-da-a me-ra-nu-um
 ts: addaya mērānum
 en: Addaya, Mērānum
7. ar-hi-isz li-ik#-szu-dam-ma
 ts: arhiš likšudamma
 en: quickly should arrive, and
8. na-pi2-isz-ti ri-szi-ia
 ts: napišti rīšiya
 en: the life of Rīšiya
9. li-ik-szu-ud
 ts: likšud
 en: save!
10. la# i-ma-a-at
 ts: lā imât
 en: May he not die!

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/P254316

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 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) 4532

References

  • primary: ARM 1, 115

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 304 no. 168

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 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
2018-06-20 at 18:14:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2014-04-26 at 11:49:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-25 at 10:09:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Washburn, Jody E. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-21 at 09:17:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-13 at 15:27:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-13 at 10:26:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-13 at 10:26:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:38 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, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254316.
ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (No. P254316). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254316 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254316 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254316},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 01, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254316.
ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (No. P254316). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254316 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 01, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254316 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 01, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254316},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254316
LB  - CDLI:P254316
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - ARM 01, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254316
ER  -
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