ARM 08, 078 (P341557)

Legal 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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
2. _dumu_ ia-si-im-a-bi-im
3. _lu2_ ni-ha-di-i{ki}
4. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pu-um
5. i-na _na4_ kar-su-um{ki}
6. i-na a-lim kur-su-um{ki}
7. a-na ip-t,e4-ri-szu-u2
8. {disz}dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
9. u3 a-ha-am#-ar-szi _dumu_ a-bi-ia-tim
10. isz-qu2-lu-u2
11. i-na _kar_ sza# ni-ha-di-i{ki}
12. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
13. _i3-la2-e_
14. _ku3-babbar_ u2-ul isz-qu2-ul-ma
15. _5(disz) dug gesztin-na#-ta-am3_
16. ma-hi-ra-at# kar#-su-um{ki}
17. a-na ia-ta-ri-im# _dumu_ la-i-im
18. i-na ni-ha-di-i{ki} i-na-di-in
19. _ku3-babbar_ an-nu-um sza isz#-sza#-aq-qu2-lu
20. _ku3-babbar_ ia-ta-ri _dumu_ la-i-im
21. a-na ip-t,e4-ri-szu
22. _ku3-babbar_ la-ta-rum _dumu_ la-i-im#
reverse
1. isz-ta!(SZA)-qe2-el a-na na-szi t,up-pi2-szu
2. i-na _kar_ sza! in!-na-ma-ru
3. sza pi2-i t,up-pi2-im an-ne2-em
4. i-ta-na-ap-pa-al
5. u3 a-na _dam-gar3_-szu _1(disz) udu_ u2 _1(disz) udu-nita2_
ARMT 8 understands U2 here = U3, otherwise 'grass-fed sheep'
6. a-na i3-li2-szu i-na-di-in
7. _igi_ ab-di-e-ra-ah _dumu_ tu-sa3-ta-an!
8. _igi_ da-ri-isz _dumu_ ($ blank space $)
9. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
10. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil
11. _igi_ ia-tar-li-im _dumu_ la-at-ni-ia
12. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-ra-bi
13. _igi_ ni-in-nu _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
14. _igi_ i3-li2-at-pa-la _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
15. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ ($ blank space $)
16. _igi_ lu2-dingir _dub-sar dumu_ su-tu-um
17. _iti_ ad-na-tum _u4 1(u)-kam_
18. sza kar-su-um{ki}
19. _mu_ zi-im-ri-li-im asz2-la-ka! is,-ba-tu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: ARM 8, 078

[Boyer1957ARM8] Boyer, Georges. 1957. Textes Juridiques et Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 8. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: MARI 2, p.61-74, p. 66 (coll.)

[Charpin1983ARM8] Charpin, Dominique. 1983. “Relectures d’A.R.M. VIII: Compléments.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 2: 61–742.
history: MARI 1, p.91-135, p. 118-119 & p. 134 (coll.)

[Durand1982ARM8] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. “Relectures d’ARM VIII, I. Collations.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 1: 91–135.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Zimri-Lim.04.?.10
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2020-05-14 at 10:35:05	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Archives Babyloniennes (11687) (11687)

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 08, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P341557.

ARM 08, 078 artifact entry (No. P341557). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341557 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 08, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341557 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 08, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P341557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P341557},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P341557
LB  - CDLI:P341557
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - ARM 08, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P341557
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 08, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P341557.

ARM 08, 078 artifact entry (No. P341557). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P341557 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 08, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P341557 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 08, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P341557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P341557},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P341557
LB  - CDLI:P341557
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - ARM 08, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P341557
ER  -