ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 (P351357)

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

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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)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2#-[ia qi2]-bi2#-ma
2. um-ma ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
3. _ARAD2_-ka#-a-ma
4. asz-szum i3-li2-sza-ki-im se2-ke-ri-im
5. a-wa-tam a-na# be-[li2]-ia# ki#-a-am usz2-qi2-il5 um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma
6. i-na pa-ni-tim [1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_] a-na be-li2-ia isz-pu-ur
7. _ku3-babbar_ sza-a-tu be-li2 u2-[ul im-hu-ur a-na] i3-li2-sza-ki-im ki#-[a-am] aq-bi!
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(disz) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_ a-na be]-li2-ia ki-i ta-asz-pu#-[ur]-ma
9. il-li-ik 1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar#_ [u2]-re2-ed-de-em-ma
10. 2(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ a-ia-szi-im iq#-be2-em-ma a-na be-li2-ia
11. [ki]-i-am aq-bi um-ma a-na-ku-ma 2(disz) ma-na an-ne2-em li-im#-hu#-ur#-ma
12. _lu2#_ sza-a-tu li-wa-asz-sze-ru
13. u3 be-li2 ki#-a-[am] iq-be2-em um-ma-a-mi u2-ul 2(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ i-na-ad-di#-in
14. a-na pu-ha-at# szu-mu-ti-szu 5(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ ip-t,e4-ri
15. sza na-pi2-isz-ti-szu li-isz-qu-ul-ma wa-asz-sze-er-szu
16. an-ni-tam be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
17. ak-szu-ud-ma ki-ma sza be-li2 u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni
18. a-na i3-li2-sza-ki-im a-wa-tam ki-a-am as,-ba-at
19. um-ma a-[na-ku-ma asz]-szu#-mi-ka a-wa-tam ma-ha-ar be-li2-ia
20. [asz-ku-un-ma be-li2 ki-a]-am# u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni
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1. a-na# [...]
2. a-na [...]
3. lu-ul-qi2-im u3 a-nu-um-ma# x x x x
4. ki-ma 1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ 3(u) _udu hi-a_ 1(disz) _gin2#_-[am3]
5. u3 1(disz) szu-szi _u8 hi-a masz gin2-am3 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu hi-a_ 1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_
6. 2(disz) ma!(NA)-na _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ar-pu-<<um>>-um
7. u3 sza 2(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ 7(disz) _gu4 hi-a_ 1(gesz2) _udu hi-a_
8. _szunigin_ 4(disz) _ku3-babbar_ ki-s,i2-ir-ta-szu
9. um-ma a-na-ku-ma szum-ma _a-sza3_ mi-im-ma t,a?-ba!?-at-ka
10. i-ba-asz-szi i-di#-in-ma 5(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ mu-ul-li
11. um-ma# sza#-ma _a-sza3_ sza s,a-ab-ta-ku _a-sza3_ e2-kal2-lim-ma
12. na#-at,-u2 _a-sza3_ e2-kal2#-lim a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-na-ad-di-in-ma
13. wa-ar-ki-ti e-li pa-ni u2-ul i-te-er
14. wa-ar-ki-tam ap-ru-us2-ma ul-la-nu-um 2(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_
15. an-ni-i-im sza i-na _e2 dam-gar3_ il-qe2-em 7(disz) _gu4 hi-a_
16. u3 1(gesz2) 3(u) _udu hi-a_ mi-im-ma wa-ar-ku-um u2-ul i-[ba-asz-szi]
17. i-na-an-na szum-ma 2(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ an-ne2-em
18. 7(disz) _gu4 hi-a_ sza 1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_ u3 1(gesz2) 3(u) _udu hi-a_
19. sza 1(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar szunigin_ 4(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_-szu a-ma-ha-ar-ma
20. _lu2_ sza-a-tu u2-wa-asz-sza-ar an-ni-tam la an-ni-tam
21. be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am

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): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: ARM 14, 017

[Birot1974ARM14] Birot, Maurice. 1974. Lettres de Yaqqim-Addu, Gouverneur de Sagarâtum. Archives Royales de Mari 14. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: MARI 1, p.149-150, p.149-150

[Birot1982membra] Birot, Maurice. 1982. “Membra Restituta: ARM 14 N^o 17.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 1: 149–50.
history: LAPO 17, p. 640 no. 829

[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: Sasson, FMA, p. 229-230

[Sasson2015anthology] Sasson, Jack M. 2015. From the Mari Archives. An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.: A 01220 +

Provenience

Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2010-10-20 at 18:54:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351357.

ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 artifact entry (No. P351357). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351357 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351357 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351357.

ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 artifact entry (No. P351357). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351357 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 14, 017 + A 01220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351357 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 017 + {A} 01220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351357},
}

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