ARM 03, 040 (P273087)

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

Cite

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] be-li2-ia
ts: ana bēliya
en: To my lord,
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
ts: qibima
en: speak!
3. um-ma ki-ib-ri-{d}da-gan
ts: umma kibri-dagan
en: thus Kibrī-Dagan,
4. _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
ts: waradkama
en: your servant:
5. {d}da#-gan u3 {d}ik-ru-ub-el2 [sza]-al-mu
ts: dagan u yakrub-el šalmū
en: Dagan and Yakrub-El are well.
6. a-lum ter#-qa#{ki} u3 ha-al-s,u2-<um> sza#-lim
ts: ālum terqa u ḫalṣum šalim
en: The city of Terqa and the district are well.
7. sza-ni-tam _u4_-um t,up-pi2 an-ne2-e-em
ts: šanītam ūm ṭuppī annêm
en: Another thing: the day this tablet
8. a-na s,e#-er be-li2-ia u2-sza#-bi#-lam
ts: ana ṣēr bēliya ušābilam
en: to my lord I sent.
9. _lu2_ mu#-uh-hu-um sza {d}da#-gan
ts: muḫḫûm ša dagan
en: the ecstatic of Dagan
10. il-li-kam#-ma
ts: illikamma
en: came and
11. a-wa-tam ki-a-am iq#-be2-e#-[em]
ts: awātam kiam iqbêm
en: a word in the following way spoke to me,
12. um-ma-a-mi
ts: ummami
en: thus:
13. _dingir_-lum isz-pu-ra-an-[ni]
ts: ilum išpuranni
en: The god sent me.
14. hu-mu-ut, a-na _lugal#_
ts: ḫumuṭ ana šarrim
en: Come quickly! To the king
reverse
1. szu-pu-ur-ma
ts: šupurma
en: write, and
2. ki-is3-pi2 a-na i-t,e4-em-mi#-[im]
ts: kispī ana iṭemmim
en: funerary offerings to the spirit
3. sza ia-ah-du-un-li#-[im]
ts: ša yaḫdun-lim
en: of Yaḫdun-Lim
4. li-ik-ru-bu
ts: likrubū
en: they must dedicate.
5. an-ni-tam _lu2_ mu-uh-hu-um szu-u2
ts: annītam muḫḫûm šū
en: This that ecstatic
6. iq-be2-e-em-ma a-na be-li2-ia
ts: iqbêmma ana bēliya
en: said to me, and to my lord
7. asz-ta-ap-ra-am
ts: aštapram
en: I have written.
8. be-li2 sza# e-li#-szu t,a3-ba-at
ts: bēlī ša elišu ṭabat
en: My lord what is pleasing to him
9. li-pu-usz2
ts: līpuš
en: must do.

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P273087 P354778 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273087

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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	A 02030

References

primary: ARM 3, 40

[Kupper1948ARM3] Kupper, Jean-Robert. 1948. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 3. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: ARM 26/1, 221

[Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 18, p. 89 no. 941

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-06-03 at 11:01:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-05-27 at 16:14:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Cancik-Kirschbaum, Eva	CDLI	Approved
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2005-06-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 03, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273087.

ARM 03, 040 artifact entry (No. P273087). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273087 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 03, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273087 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 03, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273087.

ARM 03, 040 artifact entry (No. P273087). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273087 (Original work published 2005)

ARM 03, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273087 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 03, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273087},
}

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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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