ARM 10, 011 (P349975)

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Lineart

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)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-[ia]
 ts: ana bēliya
 en: To my lord
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma {munus}szi-ib-tu
 ts: umma šibtu
 en: Thus Šibtu,
4. _geme2_-ka-a-ma _e2-gal_-lum sza-lim
 ts: amatkama ekallum šalim
 en: your servant. The palace is well.
5. _e2-hi-a dingir-mesz_ u3 ne-pa-ra-tum
 ts: bīti ilī u neparātum
 en: The temples and workshops
6. sza#-al-mu#
 ts: šalmū
 en: are well.
7. [a]-di# re-esz wa-ar-hi-im
 ts: adi rēš warhim
 en: At the beginning of the month
8. [te]-re-tim a-na szu-lum be-li2-ia
 ts: têrētim ana šulum bēliya
 en: extispicies for the wellbeing of my lord
9. [u2]-sze#-pi2#-isz#-ma
 ts: ušēpišma
 en: I caused to have done, and
10. te-re#-[tum sza] szu-lum be-li2-ia
 ts: têrētum ša šulum bēliya
 en: the extispicy (reports) for the wellbeing of my lord
11. sza#-al#-ma
 ts: šalmā
 en: are propitious.
12. i-na s,e-e-tim
 ts: ina ṣētim
 en: From the heat,
13. be-li2 pa-ga-ar-szu
 ts: bēlī pagaršu
 en: my lord, his body
reverse
1. li-is,-s,u2-ur
 ts: liṣṣur
 en: may he guard.
2. i-tu-u2-um sza-ki-in
 ts: ittum šakin
 en: The ominous sign is established.
3. sza pi2-i i-li-i-im
 ts: sza pī ilim
 en: According to the mouth of the gods
4. be-li2 li-pu-usz2
 ts: bēlī līpuš
 en: my lord, may he do.
5. u3 a-iu-um-ma i-na _lugal-mesz_
 ts: u ayumma ina šarrī
 en: And whoever among the kings
6. sza it-ti be-li2-ia
 ts: sza itti bēliya
 en: with my lord
7. i-sza-ri-isz i-da-ab-bu-ub
 ts: išāriš idabbub
 en: straight speaks,
8. i-na bi-bi-il-tim-ma
 ts: ina bibiltimma
 en: in the carrying
9. it-ti be-li2-ia
 ts: itti bēliya
 en: with my lord,
10. i-da-ab-bu-ub#
 ts: idabbub
 en: he will speak.

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/P349975

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, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 8671

References

  • primary: ARM 10, 011

    [Dossin1967ARM10] Dossin, Georges. 1967. La Correspondance Féminine. Archives Royales de Mari 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 327 no. 1148

    [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
2014-09-15 at 15:13:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ben-Marzouk, Nadia CDLI Approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-09-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ben-Marzouk, Nadia; Chen, Michel; Donnelly-Lewis, Brian; Guerra, Dylan; Vandyke, Elizabeth G. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P349975.
ARM 10, 011 artifact entry (No. P349975). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349975 (Original work published 2007)
ARM 10, 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349975 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349975},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 10, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P349975.
ARM 10, 011 artifact entry (No. P349975). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349975 (Original work published 2007)
ARM 10, 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349975 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 10, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349975},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P349975
LB  - CDLI:P349975
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - ARM 10, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P349975
ER  -
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