ARM 04, 025 (P338787)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ia-as2-ma-ah-{d}iszkur
ts: ana yasmaḫ-addu
en: To Yasmaḫ-Addu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
ts: qibima
en: speak!
3. um-ma isz-me-{d}da-gan a-hu-ka-a-ma
ts: umma išme-dagan aḫukama
en: Thus Išme-Dagan, your brother:
4. asz-szum ma-a-at szu-szar-ra-a{ki}
ts: aššum māt šušarrâ
en: Concerning the country Šušarrâ
5. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
ts: ša tašpuram
en: (about) which you wrote me,
6. ki-ma ma-tum szi-i id-da-al-la-hu
ts: kīma mātum šī iddallaḫu
en: since this country is in confusion
7. u3 ku-ul-la-sza la ni-le-u2
ts: u kullaša lā nile’’û
en: and we are unable to hold it back,
8. {disz}i-szar-li-im li-id-bu-ba-kum
ts: išarlim lidbubakkum
en: let Išar-Lim speak to you;
9. {disz}li-da-a-ia _lu2_ tu-ru-ku-u2#
ts: lidaya awīlum turukkû
en: Lidaya, the Turukkean,
10. u3 _lu2_ tu-ru-ku-u2 sza it-ti-szu
ts: u awīlum turukkû ša ittišu
en: and the Turukkean with him
11. sza i-na ma-a-tim sza-a-ti wa-asz-bu
ts: ša ina mātim šâti wašbū
en: who in that country reside,
12. ik-ki-ru-ma 2(disz) a-la-ni{ki} ig-mu-ru
ts: ikkirūma šina ālānī igmurū
en: became hostile, and two cities finished off.
13. an-'a4#-ri-ir-ma
ts: an’arrirma
en: I came to help, and
14. [a-na] li#-ib-bi _kur_-i i#-ru-bu
ts: ana libbi šadî īrubū
en: to the heart of the mountains they entered.
15. ni-isz7-ta-al-ma
ts: ništalma
en: We reflected, and
16. ki-ma ma-tum szi-i
ts: kīma mātum šī
en: since that country
reverse
1. a-na ku-ul-lim la ir-re-du-u2
ts: ana kullim lā irreddû
en: for keeping back would not be led,
2. ma-a-tam sza-a-ti
ts: mātam šâti
en: that country
3. as-[hu-up]-ma
ts: asḫupma
en: I attacked, and
4. [isz-tu ma-a-at] ar#-ra-ap-hi-im{ki}
ts: ištu māt arrapḫim
en: from the country Arrapḫum
5. u3 [isz-tu ma-a]-at# qa-ab-ra-a{ki}
ts: u ištu māt qabrâ
en: and from the country Qabrâ
6. a-di# [...] li#?-sze-szi-ib-x
ts: adi ... lišešib-x
en: up to... let colonize(?).
7. [s,a-bu-um] sza li-ib-bi ma-tim
ts: ṣābum ša libbi mātim
en: Troops of the heart of the country
8. [ip-pa]-at,#-t,a3-ar
ts: ippaṭṭar
en: will be freed.
9. [sza-al]-ma#-ku mi-im-ma li-ib-ba-ka
ts: šalmāku mimma libbaka
en: I am well; your heart at all
10. [la] i-na-hi-id
ts: lā inaḫḫid
en: may not fear.

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Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P338787
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P338787

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB)	8570

References

primary: ARM 4, 25

[Dossin1951ARM4] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 4. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 17, p. 126 no. 531

[Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-05-27 at 16:38:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-05-20 at 09:22:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Cancik-Kirschbaum, Eva		CDLI	Approved
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338787.

ARM 04, 025 artifact entry (No. P338787). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338787 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 04, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338787 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338787.

ARM 04, 025 artifact entry (No. P338787). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338787 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 04, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338787 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338787},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338787},
}

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