ARM 18, 001 (P351470)

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

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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 mu]-ka#-an-ni-szi-im
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um]-ma be-el-ka-a-ma
4. [1(disz)] _asz5#*-me_ sza _ku3-sig17_ sza qi2-isz#-ti-{d}ma-ma
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 247 n. 4
5. i-pu-szu _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) a-lum sza _ku3-sig17_
6. im-qu2-ut szum-ma it-ti qi2-isz-ti-{d}ma-ma
7. a-lum ep-szu-um i-ba-asz-szi
8. ar-hi-isz a-na ter-qa{ki}
9. [szu]-bi-lam
10. [szum-ma] la ki-a-em-ma
11. [a]-lum ep-szu-um u2-ul i-ba-szi#
12. _[ku3]-sig17_ s,e2-er-pa-am
reverse
1. [a]-na# qi2-isz-ti-{d}ma-ma
2. i#-di#-in#-ma ar-hi-isz
3. [a]-lam sza qa#-tim li-pu-usz2-ma szu-bi-lam
4. szum#-ma it-ti-ka _ku3-sig17_ s,e2-er-pu-um
5. u2#-ul i-ba-asz-szi it-ti {munus}{d}iszkur-du-ri
6. _ku3#-sig17_ s,e2-er-pa-am le#-qe2-ma
7. u3# a-lam sza pa-nu-szu a-na szu-bu#-li#-im
8. i#-na-at,-t,a3-lu-u2 li-pu-usz2
9. [as]-su2#-ur-ri a-lam
10. [sza] ka#*-wa*-ri-im qe2-er#-bi-im
11. [...] x x sza ka-wa-ri-im
12. [sza-ap]-li-im* _sumun_
13. [...] ka-wa-ri-im
14. [...]-sza ki-di-i-tum*
  Lines 9-14: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 247 n. 4
15. [...] i-di
left
1. [...]-x-ri
2. [...] x x
  1-2 lines broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 18, 001

    [Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 247 no. 109

    [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.

  • history: FM 6, p.373-412, p. 378

    [Lafont2002Mukannišum] Lafont, Bertrand. 2002. “La Correspondance de Mukannišum Trouvée Dans Le Palais de Mari. Nouvelles Pièces et Essai d’évaluation.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 373–412. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 04166

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 12:49:58 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
2022-02-22 at 11:03:46 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351470.
ARM 18, 001 artifact entry (No. P351470). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351470 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351470 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351470
LB  - CDLI:P351470
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - ARM 18, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351470
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351470.
ARM 18, 001 artifact entry (No. P351470). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351470 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351470 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351470
LB  - CDLI:P351470
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - ARM 18, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351470
ER  -
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