CTMMA 1, 096 (P273601)

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 66.245.13

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(disz) _ma-na la2_ 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_
2. da-at _tug2 hi-a_
3. sza la2-ma-si2 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_
4. _an-na_ / da-at 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
5. sza a-szur-na-da
6. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_
7. mu-t,a2 _an-na_
8. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_
9. a-na _tug2 hi-a_
reverse
1. sza sa3-e-tim
2. 1(u) _gin2 an-na_ a-ta-ak-sze2-er-tim
3. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na _udu_
4. sza pu-ra-tim
5. 3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ szi2-im
6. sze2-ne-en6 sza hu-zi-a
7. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_
8. a-na ku-ur-ku-ur
9. a-di2-in
left
1. 1(u) _gin2-ta an-na_
2. qa2-qa2-da-tum
3. ik-szu-dam

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	P273601
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273601

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 66.245.13
Accession Number

References

primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 96

[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: OAA 1, 160

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 286

[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 16:33:51	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 22:50:59	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, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273601.

CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry (No. P273601). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273601 (Original work published 2005)

CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273601 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273601},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273601.

CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry (No. P273601). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273601 (Original work published 2005)

CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273601 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2024CTMMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273601},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273601
LB  - CDLI:P273601
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273601
ER  -