CTMMA 1, 084 (P273589)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.05

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal, Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ma-la2 di2-in4 ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz
2. s,a-he-er _gal_ su2-en6-na-da en-um-a-szur
3. isz-a-al um-ma su2-en6-na-da-ma a-na
4. en-um-a-szur-ma a-na-ku u3 am-ti2 i-na ka3-ni-isz3
5. wa-asz2-ba-ni-ma a-ta a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it
6. ta-lik-ma sza mi3-ma la2 ha-bu-la2-ku-ni
7. e-ta-lu-tam2 te2-pu-usz-ma a-na _e2_ wa-ab2-ri-a
8. te2-ru-ub-ma 2(disz) ta-ma-la2-ki ku-nu-ki-a u3 u2-tu3-ub-ti2
9. tu3-sze2-s,i2 i-na li-bi4 ta-ma-la2-ki-a
10. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er
11. i-di2-esz18-dar u3 su2-en6-na-da i3-li2-a-lum2 i-szu
12. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er su2-en6-na-da
13. tam2-ka3-ru-um i-szu-u2 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza a-na hu-bu-lim
14. a-ni-e-em i-di2-esz18-dar i-za-za-ni-i 1(disz) t,up-pu-um
15. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er su2-en6-na-da u3 {d}utu-tap-pa2-i
16. sza-lim-a-hu-um i-szu su2-en6-na-da qa2-ta-tum
17. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ be-u2-la2-at
18. i-di2-su2-en6 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ hu-bu-ul
19. szu-ma-li-ib-szi2 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3_ hu-bu-ul
20. bu-lu-ut,-be-li 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ hu-bu-ul
21. hi-da-di2 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ hu-bu-ul
22. {d}utu-tap-pa2-i 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na siki_ hu-bu-ul
23. da-da-a 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) _ma-na uruda siki_ hu-bu-ul
24. i-di2-su2-en6 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 1(asz) _gu2 uruda siki_ hu-bu-ul
25. ki-ki-da-nim 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 2(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ sza i-s,e2-er
26. su2-en6-<<su2>>-na-da u3 szal2-ma-a-szur _dumu_ a-di2-a _dam-gar3_
27. i-szu-u2-ma su2-en6-na-da qa2-ta-tum 1(disz) t,up-pu-um
28. sza 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ la2-mu-nim u3 7(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_
29. a-du-da-<<di2>> 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ la2-mu-nu-um
30. hu-bu-ul li-ip-ti2-esz18-dar pu-uh3-szi2-a u3 szu-{d}en-lil2
31. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um 3(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ be-u2-la2-at a-ta-a
32. 1(disz) t,up-<<t,up>>-pu-um sza 3(u) _gu2_ 5(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ sza szi2-im i-s,u2-ra-tim
33. il5-ba-ni _dumu_ i-a-a u3 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 a-hu-ka3
34. sza-bu-u2-ni-ma u3 a-mur-a-szur ra-bi4-is,-ka3 i-sza-ha-ti2-szu-nu
35. i-zi-zu 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza 3(u) _gu2 uruda sag10_ i-s,u2-ra-tim
36. il5-ba-ni u3 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 a-hu-ka3 i-di2-nu-nim-ma
37. a-na 3(u) _gu2 uruda sag10_ a-na hu-bu-ul i-di2-esz18-dar
38. a-na da-szu-szu-u2 a-la2-hi-nim a-za-zu-ni 1(disz) t,up-pu-um
39. sza asz2-du-u2 u3 me-er-a-sza ta-ri-sza ta-asz2-u2-mu-szi2-na
40. u3 t,up-pe3-e a-hi-u2-tim sza a-na na-ab2-sze2-e e-zi-bu-ni-ni
41. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza ku-nu-uk sza-lim-a-hi-im
42. sza 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na _ku3-babbar_-ap2 i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ a-ki-a-a
43. sza-lim-a-hu-um im-s,i2-u2-ma il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) t,up-pu-um
44. sza ku-nu-uk i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ a-gi5-a-a sza a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_
45. _ku3-babbar_ a-na u2-zu-a _dumu_ i-da-a la2 i-tu3-u2-ru
46. 1(disz) t,up-pa-am a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-<ti2>-kal2 e-zi-ba-am
47. 1(disz) t,up-pa-am qa2-i-isz-ma a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ ha-la2-bi4-im
48. e-zi-ba-am 1(disz) t,up-pu-um sza di2-in4
49. ka3-ri-im tur4-hu-mi3-it a-ta-a e-zi-ba-am
50. 1(disz) ku-nu-ku-um sza i-di2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-na-da
51. i-na bu-ul-t,i2-szu-ma 4(disz) um-mi3-a-nu-u2
reverse
1. ik-nu-ku-ma ip-qi2-du-nim ku-nu-ku-um
2. sza {d}utu-tap-pa2-i i-na ku-nu-uk
3. 3(disz) ma-ri um-mi3-a-nim pa2-aq-dam
4. a-ha-ma t,up-pu-u2 sza szi2-bi4-a
5. lu a-szu-mi3-ka3 lu a-szu-mi3 i-di2-esz18-dar
6. sza i-na ba-ab2-dingir u2-ha-ri-mu-u2-ni
7. t,up-pu-u2-a i-s,u2-ra-tu3-u2-a
8. lu ta-ah-si2-sa3-tu3-u2-a sza _uruda_ ma-di2-ma
9. mi3-ma a-nim i-na 2(disz) ta-ma-la2-ki-a
10. ka3-an-ku-ma ta-ma-la2-ki ku-nu-ki u3 u2-tu3-ub-ti2
11. i-na tur4-hu-mi3-it a-na _e2_ wa-ab2-ri-a
12. te2-ru-ub-ma e-ta-lu-tam2 tu-sze2-s,i2
13. 2(disz) ta-ma-la2-ki ku-nu-ki-a u3 u2-tu3-ub-ti2
14. sza-am-sza-am a-ni-tam2-ma sze2-s,i2-a-ma
15. a-na ka3-ri-im lu nu-bi4-il5-szu-nu-ma
16. a-s,e2-er ku-nu-ki-a ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3
17. li-ik-nu-uk-szu-nu-ma sza-am-sza-am
18. a-ni-tam2-ma a-na-ku u3 a-ta a-na a-lim{ki}
19. lu nu-s,i2-ma a-lum2{ki} u3 be-el-ni lu-za-ki-ni-a-ti2
20. a-ma-la2 di2-in4 ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz s,a-he-er _gal_
21. en-um-a-szur su2-en6-na-da e-pu-ul
22. um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma a-na su2-en6-na-da-ma
23. isz-tu3 3(disz) sza-na-tim isz-tu3 i-di2-esz18-dar
24. tam2-ka3-ri-i / i-mu-tu3-u2 a-na sza i-s,e2-er-i-a
25. u3 i-s,e2-er i-di2-esz18-dar tam2-ka3-ri-a
26. mi3-ma la2 ti2-szu-u2 i-na ka3-ri-im tur4-hu-mi3-it
27. e-ta-lu-tam2 ba-lu-um ka3-ri-im u3 tam2-ka3-ru-tim
28. a-na _e2_ i-di2-esz18-dar tam2-ka3-ri-a
29. sza _ku3-babbar_ 5(asz) _gu2_ u3 e-li-isz ha-bu-la2-ni
30. te2-ru-bu-ma ma-s,a-ar-tam2 sza tam2-ka3-ri-a
31. ta-am-szu-hu-ma uk-ta-na-sza-ad-ka3
32. u3 szi2-be-e asz2-ta-na-ka3-ku-um
33. u3 u2-ra-ki-su2-ka3 isz-tu3 3(disz) sza-na-tim
34. i-li-ku-ma ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3 s,a-he-er _gal_
35. mi3-szi2-ih-ka3 u3 su2-ri-i-ka3 il5-mu-du-u2-ma
36. a-na ka3-ri-im ka3-ne2-esz ku-wa-a-ti2 u3 tap-pa2-e-ka3
37. u2-sza-si2-hu-ni-ni-ma i-na ka3-ri-im
38. ka3-ni-isz3 mi3-isz-ha-am u3 su2-re-e
39. a-na ku-wa-a-ti2 u3 tap-pa2-e-ka3 az-ku-ru-ma
40. t,up-pu-ni isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ la2-pu-tu3-ni-ma
41. _e2_ ka3-ri-im pa2-aq-du-u2-ni sza a-na
42. _e2_-ti2-ka3 la2 e-ru-bu-ma mi3-ma-ka3 la2 al-qe2-u2
43. a-na t,up-pe3-e ma-du-tim i-na di2-tim
44. ta-asz2-ta-la2-a-ni sza ni-isz a-lim{ki}
45. ka3-i-la2 a-na a-lim{ki} u3 be-li-a
46. a-wa-ti2 / bi4-la2 ki-ma su2-re-e u3 mi3-isz-ha-am
47. az-ku-ru-szu-ni-ma szu-ut i-di2-tim
48. u2-sza-e-li-ni la2 tu3-na-ha-ni
49. u2 la2 tu3-sza-a-la2-ni ba-a-am
50. t,up-pi3-ni li-ip-qi2-du a-lum2{ki}
51. u3 ru-ba-u2-um lu-za-ki-ni-a-ti2
52. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3
53. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma _igi gir2_ sza a-szur
left
1. szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in _igi_ a-zu-u2 _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur _igi_ {d}<nin>-szubur-ba-ni _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik
2. da-da-a _dumu_ ni-mar-esz18-dar tap-pa2-i-ni
envelope
obverse
  seal A/31
1. _kiszib3_ a-zu-u2 _dumu_ puzur4#-a-[szur]
2. _kiszib3_ {d}<nin>-szubur-ba-ni [_dumu_] a-szur-ma-lik#
3. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-[a]-tim
4. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz
  seal A/31
5. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma _igi gir2_ sza a-szur
6. szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni#-di2-in
7. da-da-a _dumu_ ni#-mar-esz18-dar tap-pa2-i-ni
  seal B/32
  seal A/31
  seal A/31
  seal A/31
reverse
  (seals)
left
  seal A/31
right
  seal A/31
  seal B/32
  seal A/31

Text content

Genre(s) Legal, Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: 50, 73-75, 77-79: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 44A.19; 79-81: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 52A.63; 81: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 44A.19; 94: Bayram, Aran 4, 40; 17: cp. Veenhof, Fs Houwink ten Cate 326; 47: NB: cf. AKT 3, 104,12-14

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273589

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 66.245.05
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 84a & 84b

    [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.

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 93

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint-Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 223-296), 89

    [Michel2023WAW43] Michel, Cécile. 2023. “Old Assyrian Legal Cases.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 223–96. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-08 at 18:58:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2020-06-17 at 07:52:19 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:24 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:44 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, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273589.
CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry (No. P273589). (2026, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273589 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273589 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273589},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P273589
LB  - CDLI:P273589
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273589
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273589.
CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry (No. P273589). (2026, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273589 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273589 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273589},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P273589
LB  - CDLI:P273589
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273589
ER  -
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