ARM 04, 018 (P338780)

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] a-ad-da#-[a]
2. [qi2]-bi2#-[ma]
3. [um-ma] ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur#
4. [_dumu_-ka-a]-ma#
5. [asz-szum] sza ia#-ri-im-{d}iszkur
  Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 366 n. 55
6. [...] iq#-bu-u2 a-na hi-da-nim
7. [...]-im ub-lam _iti#_ ki#-nu-nim _u4 2(u)-kam ba-zal_-ma
8. [...]-x-am a-yi-isz#? [...]
9. [...]-bu#?-tim it-ti [...]
10. [...] li? KI?-is3 AN [...]
11. [...] lu#? u2 u3 5(disz)-szu [...]
12. [...] x KI? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  blank

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 4, 18

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 366 no. 233

    [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
2023-02-07 at 14:56:56 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, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338780.
ARM 04, 018 artifact entry (No. P338780). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338780 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338780 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338780},
}


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