ARM 02, 129 (P273036)

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 be-li2-ia
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
5. _dumu_ be-li2-igi-du _lu2-giri3-se3-ga_
6. i-na qa-at,-t,u2-na-an{ki} im-ra-as,-ma
7. a-na a-bi-szu a-na ma-ri{ki} isz-pu-ur
8. um-ma-a-mi ku-usz-dam be-li2#-igi-du
9. ik-szu-dam-ma a-di _dumu_-szu i#-nu-hu
10. _u4 1(u)-kam_ u2-szi-ib-ma _dumu_-szu i#-nu-uh-ma
11. nu-ba-tam a-na ra-ha-tim{ki} nu-ku#-ri-im
12. pa-nam isz-ku-un
13. i#-na u4-mi-im sza a-na nu-ku-ri#-[im]
14. pa#-nam isz-ku-nu
reverse
1. mu-us,-la-lam i-na _e2_ na-ap-t,a3#-[ri]-ma#*
  coll. Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 238 n. 134
2. u2-sza-ar-bi-im-ma il-KI-ma _dumu_-szu
3. ki-sza-as-su2 i-na _gir2 zabar_
4. ik-ki-is3 a-na-ku isz-tu _a-sza3#*_-lim#*
  coll. Birot, ARM 27 (1993) p. 197 & Durand, LAPO 18 (2000) p. 238 n. 135
5. mu-us,-la-lam ak-szu-dam-ma
6. szu-u2 ki-ma pa-ni-szu a-na s,e-ri-ia
7. ISZ-hu-ra-am-ma a-na _e2_-tim i-te-er-ba-am
8. a-na i-ni-szu tu-sza-ma s,a-al-la-ku
9. a-na da-ki-ia
10. pa-ne2-szu isz#-ku-nam asz-hi-it,
11. _lu2_ sza#-a-tu as,-ba-at-ma
12. a-na ne-pa-ri-im u2-sze-ri-ib#-szu#

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 2, 129

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

  • history: ARM 27, 115

    [Birot1993ARM27] Birot, Maurice. 1993. Correspondance Des Gouverneurs de Qaṭṭunân. Archives Royales de Mari 27. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 237 no. 1063

    [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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  • Accession No.: A 04904

  • 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
2022-03-06 at 15:18:56 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273036.
ARM 02, 129 artifact entry (No. P273036). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273036 (Original work published 2005)
ARM 02, 129 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273036 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 02, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273036},
}


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