ARM 02, 122 (P273029)

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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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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na as2-qur2-{d}iszkur be-li2-ia
 ts: ana asqur-addu bēliya
 en: To Asqur-Addu, my lord,
  king of Karana
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma me-ep-tu-um _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
 ts: umma meptum waradkama
 en: Thus Meptum, your servant:
4. la-ma t,up-pi2 an-ne2-em u2-sza-bil-la-ak-kum isz-tu _u4 4(disz)-kam_
 ts: lāma ṭuppī annêm ušābilakkum ištu ūmim rabîm
 en: Earlier this my tablet I sent to you, on the 4th day,
5. 1(u) li-mi s,a-bu-um babila{ki} isz-tu zimbir{ki}
 ts: ešeret līmī ṣabum babilim ištu sippar
 en: ten thousand troops of Babylon, from Sippar
6. i-bi-ra-am a-lik pa-ni s,a-bi-im sza-tu
 ts: ibīram ālik pani ṣābim šâtu
 en: crossed over. The leader of those troops
7. {disz}mu-tu-ad-gi5-im {disz}hu-la-lum
 ts: mutu-adgim ḫulālum
 en: (is) Mutu-adgim. Ḫulālum
8. a-na al-la-ha-da{ki} a-na szar-ru-tim
 ts: ana allaḫada ana šarrūtim
 en: to Allaḫada for kingship
9. pu-uh a-tam-ri-im i-re-ed-du-u2
 ts: pūḫ atamrim ireddû
 en: in place of Atamrim they will lead.
10. a-nu-um-ma t,e4-ma-am sza esz-mu-u2
 ts: anumma ṭēmam ša ešmû
 en: Now the report that I heard
11. a-na s,e-ri-ka asz-tap-ra-am
 ts: ana ṣērika aštapram
 en: to you I have sent.
12. t,e4-em-ka s,a-ba-at
 ts: ṭēmka ṣabat
 en: Take action!
  ~ lit. your report seize
13. u3 t,e4-ma-am an-ne2-em sza asz-pu-ra-kum
 ts: u ṭēmam annêm ša ašpurakkum
 en: And this report, that I sent to you,
14. ar-hi-isz a-na s,e-er _lugal_ li-ik-szu-ud
 ts: arhiš ana ṣēr šarrim likšud
 en: quickly to the king let it arrive!
15. a#-na# x-x-zi-im a-na [...] sze x [...]
 ts: ana ...-zim ana ... še ...
 en: to ... for ...
16. [ki-ma] ta#-ki-it-tam i-[...]
 ts: kīma takittam
 en: Since the confirmation ...
reverse
1. sza-pa-ru-um-ma a-sza-ap-pa-[ra-kum?]
 ts: šapārumma ašapparakkum
 en: sending I will send you.
2. i-na-an-na t,e4-em esz-mu-u2
 ts: inanna ṭēm ešmû
 en: Now, the report that I heard
3. asz-tap-ra-ak-kum
 ts: aštaprakkum
 en: I have sent you.
4. s,i2-bi-it t,e4-me-em re-szi
 ts: ṣibit ṭēmem reši
 en: Take action!
  lit. have a seizure of information
5. ta-ki-it-ti t,e4-me-em sza-tu
 ts: takitti ṭēmem šâtu
 en: A confirmation of this report
6. i-le-eq-qu2-nim-ma
 ts: ileqqûnimma
 en: they took from me, and
7. a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia ar-hi-isz
 ts: ana ṣēr bēliya arhiš
 en: to my lord quickly
8. a-sza-ap-pa-ra-am
 ts: ašapparam
 en: I am sending.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 122

    [Jean1941ARM2] Jean, Charles-François. 1941. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 2. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 468 no. 299

    [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: ARM 28, 176

    [Kupper1998ARM28] Kupper, Jean-Robert. 1998. Lettres Royales Du Temps de Zimri-Lim. Archives Royales de Mari 28. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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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 12:49:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2014-05-12 at 15:58:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-12 at 15:53:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ARM 02, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273029.
ARM 02, 122 artifact entry (No. P273029). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273029 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 122 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273029 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273029},
}


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