ARM 04, 054 (P338816)

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

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 ia-as-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
 ts: umma išme-Dagan
 en: Thus Išme-Dagan,
4. a-hu-ka#-a-ma#
 ts: aḫukama
 en: your brother:
5. te-re-et# ni#-qi2-i#
 ts: têrēt nīqī
 en: The extisipicies of the sacrifice
6. tu-sza-bi#-lam#-ma a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti
 ts: tušābilamma amūršināti
 en: you sent here, and I saw them;
7. u3 ki-a-am# ta-asz-pu#-ra#-am um-ma-mi
 ts: u kiam tašpuram ummami
 en: further, in the following way you wrote me, thus:
8. sza-ma!-an li-ib-bi-im
 ts: šaman libbim
 en: The fat of the center
9. i-mi-tam-ma ta-ri-ik
 ts: imittamma tarik
 en: to the right is black;
10. li-ib-bu-um szu-u2
 ts: libbum šū
 en: The heart itself
11. i-mi-tam u3 szu-me-lam ta-ri-ik
 ts: imittam u šumēlam tarik
 en: to the right and left is dark.
12. u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in
 ts: u šitḫum šakin
 en: Further, a thick scar is there.
13. te-ri-ik szu-me-lim
 ts: terik šumēlim
 en: The dark spot of the left
reverse
1. pi2-qa-at u2-ul u2-ka-al-ka
 ts: pīqat ul ukâlka
 en: might not concern you.
2. a-nu-um-ma te-re-tim szi-na-ti
 ts: anumma têrētim šināti
 en: Now, these extispicies
3. ut-te-er-ra-kum
 ts: uttērrakkum
 en: I have sent back to you.
4. a-mu-ur-szi-na-ti
 ts: amuršināti
 en: Read them!
5. it-ti te-er-ki
 ts: itti terkī
 en: With the dark spots,
6. pi2-it-ru-su-tim
 ts: pitrusūtim
 en: the contradictory (patches),
7. u3 szi-it-hu-um sza-ki-in
 ts: u šitḫum šakin
 en: further a thick scar is there.
8. mi-im-ma u2-ul sza na-'a4-di!-im
 ts: mimma ul ša na’ādim
 en: There is nothing to be concerned about.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P338816

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) 8369

References

  • primary: ARM 4, 54

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 100 no. 952

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:21:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:18:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:17:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI Approved View
2014-05-27 at 10:16:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338816.
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P338816). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 04, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338816.
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (No. P338816). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 04, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338816 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 04, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338816
LB  - CDLI:P338816
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - ARM 04, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338816
ER  -
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