CTMMA 1, 086 (P273591)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.21

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. szu-ku-bu-um
2. ki-ma um-mi3-szu
3. a-ha-ti-<szu> u3 ki-ma
4. szu-a-ti i-li-kam-ma
5. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-sig17_ szi2-ip-ka3-at
7. _e2_ zu-zu szu-ku-bu-um
8. _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar
9. il5-qe2 _ku3-babbar_
10. a-szu-mi3 _e2_ zu-zu
11. _GAN2_ i-ti2-iq
12. e-ra-ab2-ma
13. i-na a-lim{ki}
reverse
1. _dub_-szu / i-ka3-ta-at
2. a-na a-wa-tim
3. a-ni-a-tim
4. ni-isz a-li-im
5. u3 ru-ba-im
6. it-mu-u2
7. _igi_ dan-a-szur3
8. _igi_ a-szur3-ma-lik
9. _igi_ i-su2-rik
10. _igi_ e-la2-li2
envelope
obverse
  seal A/34
1. _kiszib3_ dan-a-szur3
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni
3. _kiszib3_ i-su2-rik
4. _kiszib3_ e-la2-li2 _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3
  seal B/35
  seal B/35
reverse
1. _kiszib3_ szu-ku-bi4-im
  seal C/36
2. sza 1(disz) _ma#-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
3. _ku3-sig17_ / szu-ku-bu-um
4. ki-ma um-mi3-szu a-ha-ti2-szu
5. u3 ki-ma szu-a-ti
6. _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar il5-qe2-u2
  seal D/33
  seal A/34
left
  seal C/36
right
  seal E/37
seal 35
1. dan-{d}a-szur3
2. _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3

Text content

Genre(s)
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
CDLI Seals 012131 (composite) (P500563) S012131 - Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Record

20091124 oatp: 5-15: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 47A.45

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273591

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 66.245.21
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 86a & 86b

    [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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:47 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, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273591.
CTMMA 1, 086 artifact entry (No. P273591). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273591 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273591 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273591.
CTMMA 1, 086 artifact entry (No. P273591). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273591 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 086 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273591 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273591},
}


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