MARI 08, p. 783 (P497301)

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	P497301
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497301

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, Damascus, Syria
Museum Number	NMSD — ?
Accession Number	A 00297

References

primary: MARI 8, p.781-784, p. 783

[Lafont1997Karkémish] Lafont, Bertrand. 1997. “Nouvelles Lettres de Ṣidqum-Lanasi, Vizir Du Royaume de Karkémish.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 8: 781–84.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-12-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MARI 08, p. 783 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P497301.

MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry (No. P497301). (2015, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497301

MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497301 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	month = {dec 22},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497301},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MARI 08, p. 783 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P497301.

MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry (No. P497301). (2015, December 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497301

MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497301 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {dec 22},
	title = {MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497301},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/12/22/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P497301
LB  - CDLI:P497301
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - MARI 08, p. 783 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P497301
ER  -