ARM 18, 007 (P351476)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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 mu-ka-an-ni-szi-[im]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma be-el-ka-a-ma
4. da-an-na-tim szu-uk-na-a-ma
5. {gesz}a-mu-um _hi-a_ mi-im-ma
6. ma-ri{ki} u3 sza-ap-li-isz
7. la i-tu-uq {gesz}a-ma-am sza i-tu-qu2-ma
8. i-na bi-i'2-li ta-ma-ar-szu#
Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 43 n. 51
9. a-na _e2-gal_-lim le-qe2-szu u3 be-[el] {gesz#}a-mi-im
10. a-na ne2-pa-ri-im szu-ri-ib-szu
11. pi2#-qa#-at be-el {gesz}a-mi-im
12. ke-em i-qa-ab-be2-ek-kum
13. um-ma-a-mi s,i2-di-tam u2-ul i-szu-ma
14. u3 a-na s,i2-di-ti-ia# le#-qe2-em
15. a-la-ak u3 at-ta ki-a-am qi2-bi2-szum
reverse
1. um-ma-a-mi at-ta a-na s,e-er _lugal_
2. tu-ur u3 a-na _e2_-ti-ka
3. szu-pu-ur-ma i-na _e2_-ti-ka
4. s,i2-di-it-ka li-ib-lu-ni-ik-kum
5. as-su2-ur-re-e-ma
6. i-qa-ab-bu-ni!-ik-kum-ma
7. 5(disz) 6(disz) {gesz}a-ma-tim _hi-a_ tu-wa-asz-sza-ra
8. i-na _iti* 1(disz)-kam_ u3-lu-u2-ma i-na _iti* 2(disz)-kam_
coll. Durand, LAPO 17 (1998) p. 44 n. 52
9. a-wa-at {gesz}a-ma-tim _hi-a_ sza tu-wa-asz-sza-ra
10. e-sze-me-ma a-na 1(disz) {gesz}a-mi-im
11. sza tu-wa-asz-sza-ra
12. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-asz-qa-al-ku-nu-ti#
13. a-na an-ni-tim# a-ah-ku-nu
14. la ta-na-ad-de-e

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 18, 007

[Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 18, p. 43 no. 909

[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.
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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.: A 04112

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 12:51:41	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
2022-02-22 at 12:59:39	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		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 (8337) (8337)

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351476.

ARM 18, 007 artifact entry (No. P351476). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351476 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351476 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351476},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351476.

ARM 18, 007 artifact entry (No. P351476). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351476 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351476 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351476},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - ARM 18, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351476
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