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ARM 18, 035 (P351504)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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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 ri-ip-i-{d}da-gan
4. a-hu-ka#-a-ma
5. asz-szum hi#-szi-ih-tim#
6. sza# e-ri-szu-ka um-ma a-na-ku-u2-ma
7. [1(disz)] sza-ap-pa-am sza _i3_ i-ri-nim
8. [1(disz)] sza#-ap-pa-am sza _i3 du10#-ga#_
9. 2(disz) {kusz}na-da-tim#
10. 2(disz) {kusz}pa-ti-in#-ni#
reverse
1. li-di-nu-nim
2. um-ma at-ta-a-ma li-il-qu2-u2
3. i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma
4. {disz}s,u2!-ri-la-ri-im
5. at,-ru-da-ak-kum
6. hi-szi-ih-ti sza e-ri-szu-ka
7. i-di-in-szum
8. la# ta-ka-al-la
9. i-na an-ni-tim
10. at-hu-ut-ka lu-mu-ur

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, 035

[Rouault1976ARM18] Rouault, Olivier. 1976. Mukannišum: Lettres et Documents Administratifs. Archives Royales de Mari 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 16, p. 357 no. 222

[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. 377

[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 04115

Provenience

Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Elevation:
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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 13:42:05	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 (8126) (8126)

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351504.

ARM 18, 035 artifact entry (No. P351504). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351504 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351504 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351504},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 18, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P351504.

ARM 18, 035 artifact entry (No. P351504). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P351504 (Original work published 2006)

ARM 18, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P351504 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2024ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {ARM 18, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P351504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P351504},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P351504
LB  - CDLI:P351504
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - ARM 18, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P351504
ER  -