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ARM 18, 023 (P351492)

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

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na mu-ka-an-ni-szi-im
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma as3-qu2-du-um-ma
4. a-nu-um-ma 1(disz) sza-al-za-ti#* sza* _ku6_
5. a-na sa-am-ma*-tim
coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 352 n. 39
6. u2-sza-bi-la-kum
reverse
1. 2(u) {gi}sza-al-za-ti#
2. sza ki-i sza-a-tu
3. mu-sza-am
4. a-di ka-s,a-tim
5. szu-pi2-isz-ma
6. ar-hi-isz
left
1. szu-bi-lam

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, 023

[Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 16, p. 352 no. 218

[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. 376

[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 04124

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
2022-02-24 at 08:34:33	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 (8123) (8123)

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351492.

ARM 18, 023 artifact entry (No. P351492). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351492 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351492 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351492},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351492.

ARM 18, 023 artifact entry (No. P351492). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351492 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351492 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351492
LB  - CDLI:P351492
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - ARM 18, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351492
ER  -