ARM 05, 059 (P338909)

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 be-li2-ia ia-as2-ma-ah#-{d}iszkur
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ARAD2-{d}suen-na
4. _iti_ tam-hi-ri _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam ba-zal-ma_
5. t,e4-ma-am isz-tu ia-an-qi2!-ha{ki}
6. ki-a-am ub-lu-nim um-ma-mi
7. s,a-bu-um lu2 esz3-nun-na{ki}
8. i-na ka#-bi-it-ti-szu
9. i-na ma-an-ki-si{ki}
10. i-pa-ah-hu-ur
11. u3 da-nu-um-ta-ha-az-mi
12. it-ti-szu
13. i7# i-bi-ir-ma
reverse
1. a-[na] ra-pi2-qi2-im{ki}-mi
2. [i]-la-ak
3. [t,e4-ma]-am#-ma sza a-na ra-pi2-qi2-<im{ki}> i-la-ku#
4. [u2-ul] u2-ki-nu-nim
5. [u2]-ka-nu-nim-ma#
6. [a]-sza-pa-ra-am#
7. a-na szi-i la szi-i
8. t,e4-em-ka lu s,a-bi-it

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/P338909

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) 8574

References

  • primary: ARM 5, 059

    [Dossin1951ARM5] Dossin, Georges. 1951. Lettres. Archives Royales de Mari 5. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 17, p. 135 no. 535

    [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.

  • history: Political History, 088

    [WuYuhong1994PoliticalHistory] Wu, Yuhong. 1994. A Political History of Eshnunna, Mari and Assyria during the Early Old Babylonian Period (from the End of Ur III to the Death of Šamšid-Adad). Vol. 1. Supplement to Journal of Ancient Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 19:01:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:58:59 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
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-08 at 06:33:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-09-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Guerra, Dylan; Price, Jason R.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 05, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338909.
ARM 05, 059 artifact entry (No. P338909). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338909 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 05, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338909 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 05, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338909},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARM 05, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338909
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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 05, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338909.
ARM 05, 059 artifact entry (No. P338909). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338909 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 05, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338909 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 05, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338909},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338909
LB  - CDLI:P338909
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARM 05, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338909
ER  -
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