CTMMA 1, 071 (P273576)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.02

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

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 / qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma bu-za-zu-ma / a-di2-i
3. 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-tim
4. sza a-ha-ha / sza a-ma-kam / isz-ti2
5. en-num-a-szur3 / _dumu_ szal2-mi3-hi-im
6. al-qe2-u2 / a-ni-sza-am
7. a-ti2-ik-la2-ma / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. i-na e-ra-bi-a-ma / _uruda_ a-na
9. bu-ru-usz-ha-tim / u2-sze2-ra-ab2-ma
10. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ / pa2-ni-a-ma
11. sza e-pu-szu / u2-sze2-ba-al-szi2-im
12. a-di2 / u4-mi3-im / a-nim / ha-ra-num
13. i-ta-as-ke-er-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ / u2-la2 im-ta-ah-ra-ni
15. a-bi a-ta / a-ma-kam
16. en-um-a-szur3 / e <i>-ta-la2-ak-ma
17. a-wa-tum / e u2-s,i2-szi2-ma
reverse
1. lu-mu-un / li-bi-im
2. ra-bi-a-am / sza a-di2 / ba-al-t,a2-ku-ni
3. e ar-szi2-szi2-im / a-bi a-ta
4. u2 szu-ma / i-ta-la2-ak
5. u2 szu-ma / a-ma-kam / sa3-he-er
6. a-ma-kam / szi2-it-al-ma / ki-ma
7. i-na a-lim{ki} / lu-mu-un
8. li-bi-im / la2 ta-ra-szi2-a-ni
9. a-wa-tam2 / isz-te2-et /
10. wa-su2-um-tam2 / uz2-ni / pi3-te2
11. isz-ti2 / la2-qe2-pi3-im / te2-er-ta-ka3
12. za-ku-tum / sza ta-ne2-eh-ti2
13. li-bi4-a / li-li-kam
14. la2-qe2-pu-um u4-ma-kal2 / la2 i-bi4-a-at
15. a-bi4 a-ta / ku-a-ti2 / ta-ak-la2-ku
16. a-la2-nu-ka3 / a-ba-am / sza-ni-a-am
17. u2-la2 i-szu / a-di2 / sza il5-we-da-ku
18. ki-ma / a-na-kam / _dumu_ lu-zi-na
19. sza-aq-tu3-szu / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
20. _gir2_ sza a-szur3
left
1. e <tu3>-sza-as,-bi4-su2 / u2-wa-er-szu-ma
2. a-na ga-me-er-tim / usz-ta-zi-iz
3. a-ma-kam / ki-ma / a-li-ki / pa2-ni-szu i-na
4. _tug2 hi_-ti2-szu / qa2-su2 / i-di2-i

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 71

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MMA 66.245.02
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2020-06-17 at 07:37:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 12: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273576.
CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry (No. P273576). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273576 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273576 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
@misc{2024CTMMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273576},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273576.
CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry (No. P273576). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273576 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273576 (Accessed: September 1, 2025).
@misc{2024CTMMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273576},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273576
LB  - CDLI:P273576
M1  - 2025/9/1/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273576
ER  -
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