ARM 21, 258 (P352260)

Administrative 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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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)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _3(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na zabar_
2. a-na _{gesz}szukur zabar_
3. u3# za-am-ra-tim
4. _[2(u)]+2(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar_
5. _ki#-la2-bi 1(u) 9(disz) aga3 zabar gal_
6. _[n]+1(disz) aga3 zabar tur_
7. _2(u)# 6(disz)#? ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(disz) szu-szi# [...]
8. 1(u) na-al-pa-ti 1(u) 3(disz) pu-lu-ka-[tim]
9. 1(u) 6(disz) ha-ra-nu
10. _3(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) a-szi-tim sza _{gesz}ig hi-a_
12. _1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(u) 2(disz) ma-la-li
13. sza _{gesz}gigir_
14. _1(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na_
15. _ki-la2-bi_ 1(u) 2(disz) ma-la-li
16. sza ma-ia-al-tim
17. _1(u) 9(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_
18. 1(disz) tur2-ni-pa-kum
reverse
1. _1(asz) gu2 5(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ ih-zi
2. sza ma-ia-al-tim u3 bi-tim
3. _1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_
4. 1(disz) sza-pi2-il-tim _gal_
5. _5(u) 5(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_
6. 1(disz) sza-pi2-il-tim _tur?_
7. _1(disz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na zabar ki-la2-bi_
8. 1(u) 2(disz) na-me-e u3# 4(disz) kul2-la-ni
9. _[1(asz) gu2] 4(u) ma-na uruda ki-la2-bi_
  Arkhipov, ARM 32 (2012) p. 190
10. [...] ka#-ni-im
11. [...] _zabar# ki-la2-bi_
12. [...] ka#-ta-pi2
13. [...] _ma-na# [...]
14. [...] _ma#-na zabar#_
15. _2(asz)# gu2# 2(u)# 9(disz)# 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda_ ka-ka-ar#-[tum]
16. _2(asz) gu2 2(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na uruda luh-ha_
17. _2(u) 6(disz) ma-na uruda ki-la2-bi_ 4(disz) sza-sza-ra-tim
18. _1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na ki-la2-bi_ 1(disz) ak-ku-ul-lim
19. _2(u) gir2 zabar hi-a_
20. _5(asz) gu2 zabar ki-la2-bi_
21. 2(disz) pi2-it-qi2 sza a-le-e
22. _szu-nigin2 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na zabar_
left
column 1
1. _7(asz) [gu2 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na] uruda#_
  Arkhipov, ARM 32 (2012) p. 190
2. sza it-ti# [...]
3. a-na qa-[ti ...]
column 2
1. i-na ki-sa3-al _{gesz}geszimmar_
2. _iti_ a-bi _u4 6(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma
3. li#-mu ha-ia3-ma-lik _dumu_ du-da-nim

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 21, 258

    [Durand1982ARM21] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1982. Textes Administratifs Des Salles 134 et 160 Du Palais de Mari. Archives Royales de Mari 21. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: ARM 32, p. 190

    [Arkhipov2012ARM32] Arkhipov, Ilya. 2012. Le Vocabulaire de La Métallurgie et La Nomenclature Des Objets En Métal Dans Les Textes de Mari. Archives Royales de Mari 32. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: MARI 2, p.211-214, p. 212

    [Charpin1983trésors] Charpin, Dominique. 1983. “Un Inventaire Général Des Trésors Du Palais de Mari.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 2: 211–14.

  • history: ARM 31, p. 349 no. 11

    [Guichard2005ARM31] Guichard, Michaël. 2005. La Vaisselle de Luxe Des Rois de Mari. Archives Royales de Mari 31. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
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  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-02-04 at 12:03:46 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 21, 258 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P352260.
ARM 21, 258 artifact entry (No. P352260). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P352260 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 21, 258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P352260 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
@misc{2023ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 21, 258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P352260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P352260},
}


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