FM 08, 030 (P496611)

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, Damascus, Syria

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria

Museum Number

NMSD — ?

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 content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P496611
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P496611

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number	NMSD — ?
Accession Number	A 00009

References

primary: FM 8, no. 30

[Durand2005FM8] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2005. Le Culte Des Pierres et Les Monuments Commémoratifs En Syrie Amorrite. Florilegium Marianum 8. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
history: FM 8, p. 97-99 no. 30

[Durand2005FM8] Durand, Jean-Marie. 2005. Le Culte Des Pierres et Les Monuments Commémoratifs En Syrie Amorrite. Florilegium Marianum 8. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
citation: AfO 36/37 (pp. 92-106), p. 98a, p. 101h

[Charpin1989/1990AfO36] Charpin, Dominique. 1989/1990. “Compte Rendu Du CAD Volume Q (1982).” Archiv Für Orientforschung 36/37: 92–106.
citation: ARM 26/1, p. 126

[Durand1988ARM26/1] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/1. Archives Royales de Mari 26/1. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
citation: MARI 6, p.39-92, p. 44, 48 et 85

[Durand1990Imar] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1990. “La Cité-Etat d’Imar à l’époque Des Rois de Mari.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 6: 39–92.
citation: CRRAI 38 (pp. 97-128), p. 105

[Durand1992RAI38] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1992. “Unité et Diversités Au Proche-Orient à l’époque Amorrite.” In La Circulation Des Biens, Des Personnes et Des Idées Dans Le Proche Orient Ancien : Actes de La XXXVIIIe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (Paris, 8-10 Juillet, 1991), 38:97–128. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale.
citation: FM 3, p.19-78, p. 33 n. 79

[Durand1997rituels] Durand, Jean-Marie, and Michaël Guichard. 1997. “Les Rituels de Mari.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire de Marie-Thérèse Barrelet, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 19–78. Florilegium Marianum 3. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.
citation: LAPO 17, p. 459

[Durand1998LAPO17] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. Les Documents Épistolaires Du Palais de Mari. Tome II. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 17. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.
citation: RA 092 (pp. 3-39), 28

[Durand1998RA92] Durand, Jean-Marie. 1998. “Réalités Amorrites et Traditions Bibliques.” No. 1, ACTES DE LA TABLE RONDE, « LES TRADITIONS AMORRITES ET LA BIBLE » 92: 3–39.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-18 at 15:39:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-18 at 14:17:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-09 at 10:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 14:08:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-12-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“FM 08, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496611.

FM 08, 030 artifact entry (No. P496611). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496611 (Original work published 2015)

FM 08, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496611 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“FM 08, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496611.

FM 08, 030 artifact entry (No. P496611). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496611 (Original work published 2015)

FM 08, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496611 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {FM 08, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496611},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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