ARM 18, 024 (P351493)

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 mu]-ka#-an-ni-szi-im
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma as3-qu2-du-um-ma
4. [u4]-um sza#* tup-pi2 _lugal_ asz-szum {gesz}a-szu-hi
5. szu#*-usz2*-szi*-im a-na s,e-er i-tur2-as2-du
6. il*-la-kam 4(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi sza _2(disz) gi-am3_
  Lines 4-6: coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 325 n. 7
7. a-na si2-mi-la-tim
8. 2(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi a-na ka-am-mi
9. 2(u) {gesz}a-szu-hi a-na 'u5-mu-da-ia
10. i-na {gesz}a-szu-hi sza-bu#-lu#-tim
11. sza# it-ti-ka
reverse
12. {gesz}a-szu-hi szu-nu-ti
13. i-na _1(disz) {gesz}ma2_ szu#-ur#-ki-ba-am-ma
14. _ku3#*-babbar#*_ s,i#-di#-it# _lu2#-mesz#_ sza#-di-de
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 325 n. 8
15. i#-di#-in#-ma
16. ur-ra-am _gesz hi#-a_ szu#!-nu#! li#-ik#-szu-du-nim
17. a-na na-asz-pa#-ar#-ti#-ia#
18. an-ni-tim a-ah-ka# la ta#-na#-ad-di
19. sza#-ni-tam _1(disz) gir2_ sza _1(disz) ma-na_
20. [a]-na# {gesz}ia-szi-<bi>-im
21. [szu]-bi#-lam
22. [a-di/na _u4] 9(disz)#*-kam#! si2-ih-pu-um ka-li
  coll. Durand, LAPO 16 (1997) p. 325 n. 9

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 18, 024

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

  • history: ARM 26/1, no. 071bis

    [Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 16, p. 325 no. 189

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 04147

  • 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
2022-02-21 at 16:20:42 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, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351493.
ARM 18, 024 artifact entry (No. P351493). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351493 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351493 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351493},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351493.
ARM 18, 024 artifact entry (No. P351493). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351493 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 18, 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351493 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351493},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/11/16/
TI  - ARM 18, 024 artifact entry
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