CTMMA 1, 077 (P273582)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.07

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma szu-la2-ba-an-ma
2. u3 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
3. a-na a-szur-e-mu-qi2
4. a-mur-a-szur / a-szur-ma-lik
5. u2 sza ki-ma im-di2-lim
6. a-ma-kam / i-za-zu
7. qi2-bi4-ma / ni-sza-me-ma
8. _tug2 hi-a_ / sa2-sa2-am
9. la2-ap2-tu3 mi3-szu-um
10. _tug2 / hi-a la2_ ta-szu-ra-ma
11. te2-er-ta-ku-nu la2 i-li-kam
12. u2 szu-ma im-di2-lum2
13. la2 pa2-t,a2-ra-am
14. iq-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2
15. i-di2 / ki-ma a-di2
16. u4-mi3-im a-nim
17. ta-pa2-hu-ra-ni
18. im-di2-lum2 a-na
reverse
1. bu-ru-usz-ha-tim#
2. i-ta-la2-ak a-hu-ni
3. a-tu3-nu lu sza
4. szu-la2-ba-an lu sza
5. a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 / ma-la2
6. _tug2 hi-a_ i-ra-de8-u2
7. na-pi3-sza-ma sa2-sa2-am
8. la2-ap2-tu3 / la2 la2-ap2-tu3
9. te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-kam
10. u4-ma-kal2 / hu-sza-ha-ku-nu
11. i-da2-ma a-szu-mi3-ni
12. _tug2 hi-a_ / ma-ah-ri-ku-nu
13. lu na-pi3-szu-ma / u2 i-ku-nu-ki-ku-nu
14. ku-un-ka3-szu-nu
15. _ku3-babbar_ 3(disz)? 1/2(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im
16. szu?-ri-im / t,a2-ab2-ti2
17. ag-ra-ma a-na
18. im-di2-lim u2 sza ki-ma!
19. ma-s,i2-dingir
left
1. u2 bu-s,i2-a / a-na ka3-ni-isz
2. _tug2 hi-a_ la2-ap2-tu3 la2 la2-ap2-tu3
3. te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-ik

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 2032: Garelli-Michel, JAOS 118, 330A.39

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273582

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 66.245.07
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 77

    [Larsen1988CTMMA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1988. “Old Assyrian Texts (Nos. 71-98).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 92–143. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2020-06-17 at 07:44:49 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273582.
CTMMA 1, 077 artifact entry (No. P273582). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273582 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273582 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273582},
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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273582.
CTMMA 1, 077 artifact entry (No. P273582). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273582 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273582 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273582},
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