CTMMA 1, 095 (P273600)

Legal 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.12

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza e-na-nim
2. _dumu_ szu-hu-bu-ur ra-ku-sa3-ni
3. puzur2-a-szur la2 i-di2-nam
4. e-na-na-am a-sze2-e
5. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ sza _dumu_ e-la2-li
6. e-zi-bu um-ma puzur2-a-szur3-ma
7. mi3-ma la2 al-qe2 / _ki_
8. sza-zu-uz-ti2-a
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_
10. _ku3-babbar_ sza um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma
11. puzur2-a-szur3 la2 i-di2-nam
reverse
1. um-ma puzur2-a-szur3-ma
2. a-di2-szi2-im
3. 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ hu-lu-qa2-e
4. sza sze2-ep i-ta-me-a
5. puzur2-a-szur3 la2 i-di2-nam
6. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ dan-a-szur3
7. la2 i-di2-nam _an-na_
8. ha-bu-lu-ni-szu?
9. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza
10. a-pa2-ni al-be-li2
11. u2-sze2-bi4-lu-szu-ma um-ma
12. al-be-li2-ma ke-na
13. tu3-sze2-bi-lam
left
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ i-_ku3_-ap
2. puzur2-a-szur a-la2-qe2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P273600
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273600

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 66.245.12
Accession Number

References

primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 95

[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: Ulshöfer, APU, 17

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-27 at 16:33:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:50:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 095 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273600.

CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry (No. P273600). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273600 (Original work published 2005)

CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273600 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273600},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 095 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273600.

CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry (No. P273600). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273600 (Original work published 2005)

CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273600 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273600},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273600},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273600
LB  - CDLI:P273600
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273600
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