ARM 14, 042 (P351382)

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
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma# ia-qi2-im-{d}iszkur
4. _ARAD2_-[ka-a]-ma
5. asz-szum _zi3-da_ pi2-hi i-[si-im-ma-ni-im]
6. _tu-tul2 hi-a_ ka-ab-ru#-[tim]
7. a-di e-nu-ut pa-ha-ri u3 _lu2# ad-kup4#_
8. a-na ter-qa{ki} szu-uk-szu-di-im
9. be-li2 isz-pu-ra-am la-ma t,up-pi2 be-li2-ia#
10. i#-ka#-asz-sza-dam asz-szum _zi3-da_
11. [pi2-hi] i-si-im-ma-ni-im _tu-tul2 hi-a_ ka-ab-ru-tim#
12. [a-na ter]-qa{ki} szu-uk-szu#-[di]-im# [a]-na# {d}suen-mu-sza-lim
13. [u3? bur]-{d}nu-nu dan-na#-tim asz-ku#-un#
14. [u3 szu-u2] la#-ma t,up-pi2-ia ik-szu-dam
15. [i?-na?-an?-na?] a-na bur-{d}nu-nu
16. [ki-a-am aq-bi um-ma a-na]-ku#-ma
17. [_zi3-da_ pi2-hi i-si]-im#-ma-na-am
18. [_tu-tul2{muszen} hi-a_ ka]-ab#-ru-tim
reverse
1. [a-di e-nu-ut pa-ha-ri] u3 _lu2 ad-kup4#-[mesz]_
2. [a-na ter-qa{ki} x x] x-szi-id
3. [...]-tim{ki}
4. [...]-bi#-la-tim
5. [... _tu]-tul2#{muszen} hi-a_
6. [... ha-mu]-ra#-pi2
7. [...] ter#?-qa?{ki}-ma
8. [...] x
9. [... isz?-pu?]-ra#-am
10. [...]-di
11. [...] x as-su2-ur-ri-ma
12. [...] x x [x x]-ma
13. [...] x ki-[a-am isz-pu]-ra-am [um-ma-a-mi]
14. [t,e4-em]-ka# lu-u2 s,a-bi-it# a-na# szu#-te-er-si#-i-im#
15. [a]-ha#-am la ta-na-ad-di i-na-an-na
16. szum-ma be-li2 a-di sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
17. la u2-sza-qa-am u3 ha-mu-ra-pi2 a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki}
18. la i-tu-ur-ra-am {d}suen-ri-me-ni
19. 1(disz) _{gesz}ma2_ li-sza-as,-bi-tam-ma
20. sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2 li-il-qu2-szum
21. _{gesz}ma2 hi-a_ i-na ter-qa{ki} i-ba-asz-sze-e
left
1. _{gesz}ma2# [hi-a]_ i-na qa-ti-ia a-na#
2. i-ba-[asz-sze-e ...] x x [...]
3. u2-[...]

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, 042

[Birot1974ARM14] Birot, Maurice. 1974. Lettres de Yaqqim-Addu, Gouverneur de Sagarâtum. Archives Royales de Mari 14. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 16, p. 342 no. 212

[Durand1997LAPO16] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1997. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome I. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 16. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.: A 03966

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	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2010-10-20 at 18:54:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-12-06 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 (8119) (8119)

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351382.

ARM 14, 042 artifact entry (No. P351382). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351382 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 14, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351382 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351382},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351382.

ARM 14, 042 artifact entry (No. P351382). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351382 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 14, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351382 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351382},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351382
LB  - CDLI:P351382
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - ARM 14, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351382
ER  -