ARM 26/1, 007 (P354564)

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

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 as3-qu2-du-um
 ts: ana asqudum
 en: To Gerbil
2. qi2-bi2-ma
 ts: qibima
 en: speak!
3. um-ma ba-nu-um-ma
 ts: umma bannumma
 en: Thus Bannum:
4. t,up-pa-ti-ka sza tu-sza-bi-lam# esz15-me2
 ts: ṭuppātika ša tušābilam ešme
 en: “Your tablets you had sent here I heard.
5. ki-a-am ta-asz-pu-ra-[am]
 ts: kīam tašpuram
 en: As follows you wrote me,
6. um-ma at-ta-a-[ma]
 ts: umma attama
 en: thus you:
7. te-re!-tim a-na szu-lum ha#-[al-s,i2-im?]
 ts: têrētim ana šulum ḫalṣim
 en: ‘The extispicies for the well-being of the district
8. e-pu-usz2-ma te-re-tu#-[ia la-ap-ta]
 ts: epušma têrētūya šalmā laptā
 en: I performed, and my extispicies were unfavorable;
9. _giri3? lu2_ na-ak-ri-im sza#-[ki-in ...]
 ts: šepi awīl nakrim šakin ...
 en: the foot(print) of an enemy was placed ...,
10. u3 te-re-tim a-na ter#-[qa{ki}]
 ts: u têrētim ana terqa
 en: and extispicies for Terqa,
11. sa-ga-ra-tim u3 bad3{ki#}-[ia-ah-du]-li#-im
 ts: saggaratim u dūr-iaḫdu-lim
 en: Saggaratum and Dūr-Yaḫdun-Lim
12. sza _u4 mu-kam u2-lu _iti# [u4 6(disz)]-kam#_
 ts: ša ūmī šattim ūlū šeššet warḫī
 en: for the days of a year or of 6 months
13. szu-pi2-isz ak-ki-ma
 ts: šūpîš akkima
 en: have done.’ According to
14. na-asz-pa-ar-ti-ka
 ts: našpartika
 en: your letter
15. te-re-tim u2-sze-pi2-isz
 ts: têrētim ušepiš
 en: extispicies I had performed.
16. _sila4-hi-a_ sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 ts: puḫādū ša tašpuram
 en: The lambs, about which you wrote me,
reverse
1. wa-ar-ki t,up-pi2-ia an-ni-im
 ts: warki ṭuppiya annîm
 en: after this my tablet,
2. a-na _u4 3(disz)-kam_ i-ka-sza-du#-ni#-kum
 ts: ana ūmim šalšim ikaššadūnikkum
 en: on the 3rd day, will reach you.
3. sza-ni-tam asz-szum _e2_-ka sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
 ts: šanītam aššum bītika ša tašpuram
 en: Another thing: because of your house about which you wrote me,
4. i-na# pa#-ni-tim-ma
 ts: ina panītimma
 en: a while back,
5. ki-a-am ta-aq-be2-em
 ts: kiam taqbêm
 en: as follows you spoke to me,
6. um-ma at-ta-a-ma _2(disz) e2_-tim
 ts: umma attama šinā bītātim
 en: thus you: ‘2 houses
7. as,-ba-at _1(disz) e2_ da-am-qa-am#
 ts: aṣbat išten bītam damqam
 en: I seized, 1 good house,
8. a-s,a-ba-at-ma _1(disz) e2_ u2-wa-asz-sza-ar#
 ts: aṣabbatma išten bītam uwaššar
 en: I am keeping (lit. seizing) and 1 house I will release.’
9. an-ni-tam ta-aq-be2-em
 ts: annītam taqbêm
 en: This you said to me.
10. i-na-an-na _e2_-tam sza i-in-ka#
 ts: inanna bītam ša īnka
 en: Now (in) the house that your eye
11. ma-ah-ru
 ts: maḫru
 en: favors
12. tu-usz2-sza-ab
 ts: tuššab
 en: you will dwell;
13. ma-am-ma-an a-na _e2_-ka
 ts: mamman ana bītika
 en: nobody your house
14. u2-ul i-t,e4-eh-he
 ts: ul iṭeḫḫe
 en: will approach.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P354564

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number A 00416

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 7107

References

  • primary: ARM 26/1, 007

    [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: ARM 33, 68

    [Durand2019ARM33] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2019. Les Premières Années Du Roi Zimri-Lim de Mari. Première Partie. Archives Royales de Mari 33. Leuven: Peeters.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 12:41:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-12-15 at 14:29:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-11-14 at 15:43:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-11-14 at 14:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-11-14 at 14:53:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-11-14 at 14:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-11-10 at 15:40:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-24 at 12:00:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Chen, Michel; Guerra, Dylan; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P354564.
ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry (No. P354564). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354564 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354564 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P354564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P354564},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P354564.
ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry (No. P354564). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P354564 (Original work published 2006)
ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P354564 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P354564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P354564},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P354564
LB  - CDLI:P354564
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - ARM 26/1, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P354564
ER  -
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