ARM 04, 011 (P338773)

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# ia-as2-ma#-ah-{d}iszkur
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma# {d}utu-szi-{d}iszkur a-bu-ka-a-ma
4. tup-pa-ti-ka sza tu-sza-bi#-lam esz-me
5. asz-szum er-szi-im sza i-na tu-ut-tu#-ul{ki}
6. te-ri-szu szu-su2-ki-im ki#-a-am ta#-[asz]-pu#-ra#-am
7. um-ma at-ta-a-ma a-na-ku _kaskal_ a-la-ak
8. mi-li-ik er-szi-im sza#-a-ti a-bi-mi li-im-lik#
  7-8: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 126 n. 20
9. an#-ni-tam ta#-[asz-pu]-ra-am
10. [a]-lam{ki} sza-a-ti a-na [qa-ti]-ka# ad-di-na-kum
11. ma-a am#-mi-nim mi-lik-szu# [a-na s,e-ri]-ia# tu-ut-ta-na-ar-ra-am#
12. [szum]-ma ku#-ul-le a-lim[{ki} sza-a]-ti te-le-i ki-il-szu
13. [szum]-ma ku-ul-la#-szu# la [te]-le#-i ma-du-tum#-ma
14. [sza] a-na ku-ul-le# a-[lim]{ki#} sza-a-ti
  10-14: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 126 n. 21
15. la#-la-am sza-ak-nu
16. i#-ba-asz-szu#-u2 a-lam{ki} sza-a-ti a-na 1(disz) _lu2_ sza la-la-am
17. sza#-ak-[nu-ma] ku-ul-la-szu i-le-u2 lu-ud-di-in-szum-ma
18. [li-ki-il]-szu szum-ma la ki-a#-am#-ma at-ta-a-ma
19. [i]-na# a-lim{ki} sza-a-ti te#-[el-le-e] at-ta-a-ma
  18-19: Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 22
20. [mi-in]-szu# a-na-ku _e2_-ti [ez-zi]-ib#-ma
21. _e2_-ka e-ep-pe2-esz _e2_-[ti u2-ul ez]-zi#*-ib-ma
22. _e2_-ka u2-ul e-ep-[pe2-esz isz-me-{d}]da-gan
23. _e2_-su2 u2#-ul i-iz-zi-[ib-ma _e2_-ka u2-ul] i-ip-[pe2-esz]
24. _lu2 e2_-su2-ma [i-ip-pe2-esz]
25. al#*-ka-ni#*-[im] ma#*-at*-ka sza te-el-qu2-u2#
  20-25: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 23
26. [...] lu? [...] e-pu-usz2
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a#?-[na? ...]
2'. szu-x# [...]
3'. u3 [...]
4'. a-lum [...]
5'. u3 1(disz)-szu#? [...]
6'. an-na-[nu-um ...]
7'. _sze_-szu#*-[nu ...]
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 24
8'. u3 a-na# [...]-PI#
9'. u3 sze-um i-na li-[ib-bi ...]-ma#?
10'. u2-ul na-t,u2 a-wa-tum# [...]-x
11'. _lu2 engar_-ka i-na a-lim{ki} sza-a-ti [...]
12'. _lu2-mesz dumu-mesz_ a-lim#{ki} sza-a-ti ki-a#-am ta#-asz-be2-em
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 25
13'. [x x (x)] x la i-ip-pe2-szu
14'. u3# asz-szum 1(disz) _lu2_ ma-ki-si-im sza-ka-nim sza ta-[asz]-pu#-ra-am#
15'. mi-im-ma _lu2_ ma-ki-sa-am# sza a-lim{ki} sza#-[a-ti la-a ta-sza-ka-an]
  Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 26
16'. mi-ki-is3#-su2-nu {d}suen-ra-bi ma-ki#-[su-um] i#-sza#-ka#-an
17'. a-lum{ki} szu-u2 wa-ar-ki tu-ut-tu-ul[{ki}]
18'. u2-ul i-la-ak wa-ar-ki szu-ba-at#-[{d}utu{ki}]
  Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 27
19'. i#-il-la-[ak]
20'. mi-im-ma _dumu-mesz_ a-lim{ki} sza-a-ti la [u2]-da-ba-ab
  Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 127 n. 28

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 4, 11

    [Dossin1951ARM4] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 4. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 126 no. 30

    [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.

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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
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-02-14 at 13:04:04 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338773.
ARM 04, 011 artifact entry (No. P338773). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338773 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338773 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338773},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338773
LB  - CDLI:P338773
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - ARM 04, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338773
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338773.
ARM 04, 011 artifact entry (No. P338773). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338773 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338773 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338773},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338773
LB  - CDLI:P338773
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - ARM 04, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338773
ER  -
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