ARM 18, 012 (P351481)

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. tup-pa-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam esz-me
5. asz-szum _tug2_ mar-da-tim _sag_ ia-am-ha-di-tim{ki}
6. sza i-na pa-ni-tim asz-pu-ra-kum
7. ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. um-ma at-ta-a-ma
9. [_tug2_] mar#-da-tam sza-a-ti
10. [a]-na# babila2{ki}
11. [u2-ul u2-sza-bi]-il
reverse
1. [a-na qa-ti-ia _tug2_] mar-da-tam sza-a-ti
2. [u2-te-ru]-nim#* _tug2_ mar-da-tam sza-ni-tam
3. [u2-sza-bi]-il#* u3 _tug2_ mar-da-tum szi-i-ma
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 279 n. 49
4. [i-na qa]-ti-ka-ma sza-ak-na-at
5. i-na-an-na ar-hi-isz
6. _tug2_ mar-da-tam sza-a-ti
7. a-na s,e-ri-ia szu-bi-lam
8. u3 asz-szum qar-na-at tu-ra-hi-im
9. u3 _gesz-kin2_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
10. it-ti bu-nu-isz8-tar2
11. e-er-re-sza-am-ma
12. a-na s,e-ri-ka u2-sza-ab-ba-lam

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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 18, 012

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

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 278 no. 141

    [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 04151

  • 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 16:03:12 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351481.
ARM 18, 012 artifact entry (No. P351481). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351481 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351481 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351481
LB  - CDLI:P351481
M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - ARM 18, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351481
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351481.
ARM 18, 012 artifact entry (No. P351481). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351481 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351481 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351481},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351481
LB  - CDLI:P351481
M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - ARM 18, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351481
ER  -
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