ARM 14, 056 (P351396)

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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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. u4-um tup-pi be-li2-ia asz-szum su2-un#-[nu-uq]
5. _e2_ zu-ha-at-ni a-na sa-ga-ra#-tim#[{ki}]
6. ik-szu-dam bur-{d}nu-nu a?-x x [...]
7. a-na sa-ga-ra-tim{ki} il-li-kam#-ma#
8. as2-si-szu-ma ki#-a-am aq-bi-szum#
9. um#-ma# a-na#-[ku-ma asz]-szum# su2-un-nu#-uq _e2_ [...]
10. [...] x e-eb-x x x [x x]
11. [...]-ia# _dam_ zu#-ha#-at#-[ni]
12. [... bad3{ki}]-ia-ah-du-li#-im# x [...]
13. te#-ra-a-am# bur#-{d}nu-nu a-na _dam#_ zu#-ha-[at-ni] ta-ri-im#
14. il#-li-ik#-ma# ki-a-am iq-bi-szi#-im
15. um#-ma-a-mi# [_e2_]-ki# ku-un-ki-[ma]
16. at-la-ki-i [u3 _munus_] szi-i a-na pa-[ni]
17. [{disz}]bur#-[{d}]nu-nu ki-a-am iq-bi [um-ma-a-mi]
18. [...] x-li-ma
19. [...]-ha-ar-tim mu-[...]
reverse
1. [...] mi-im-ma am#-[...]
2. [...] e-li-ia mi-im#?-ma#? i-li#-[...]
3. an-na-nu-um at-ta#-al-la-ak#-ma# _lu2_ dam-qu2-um#
4. _munus_ szi-i a-wa-tim# a-na pa-ni bur-[{d}nu-nu]
5. id-bu-ub-ma bur-{d}nu-nu il-li-kam-ma# id#-[bu-ba-am]
6. a-wa-tam sza iq-bu-nim a-na s,e-er be-li2-ia
7. asz-pu-ra-am
8. _munus_ szi-i a-na pi2-sza [i]-da#-an-ni-in
9. _ku3-babbar_ it-ti-sza# u3 it#-ti# _dam_ hi-id-di-im x [x x]
10. be-li2 qa-tam li-dan-ni-in-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza-a-tu
11. li-sze-lu-nim#

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 14, 056

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

  • history: LAPO 18, p. 190 no. 1020

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:51:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2010-10-20 at 18:54:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351396.
ARM 14, 056 artifact entry (No. P351396). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351396 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351396 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351396},
}

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TI  - ARM 14, 056 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 14, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351396.
ARM 14, 056 artifact entry (No. P351396). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351396 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 14, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351396 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 14, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351396},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351396
LB  - CDLI:P351396
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - ARM 14, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351396
ER  - 
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