CTMMA 1, 075 (P273580)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.10

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [um]-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 szu-esz18-dar en-na-num
2. u3 bu-bu-ra-num-ma a-na im-di2-lim
3. [qi2]-bi#-ma 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 a-mur-esz18-dar
4. [ub]-lam 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3
5. a-szur3-ma-lik ub-lam _sza3-ba_
6. 8(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ni
7. 5(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
8. _ku3-bi_ 3(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-ha-ma
9. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2 a-mur-esz18-dar nu-s,i2-ib
10. 1(disz) me-at _tug2_ ku-ta-nu qa2-di3 sza li-wi-tim
11. 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu i-na
12. na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-ni 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
13. _ku3-babbar_ ni-si2-ma ni-isz3-pu-ra-kum wa-ar-ka3-num
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ ni-di2-in
15. 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _tug2_ sza sa3-e-tim ni-im-szi2-ma
16. u2-la2 ni-il5-pu-ta-kum 7(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu
17. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu
18. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze hi-a_
19. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze hi-a_
20. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu
21. sa3-ak-la2-num il5-qe2 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
reverse
1. be2-u2-la2-at s,u2-ha-ri-szu 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu
2. a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ig-ri
3. {d}utu-du10 szi2-ma-at-a-szur3 tal-qe2
4. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ {d}utu-du10 il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. te2-s,u2-bi a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
6. wa-s,i2-tum mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki-ni
7. a-mur-esz18-dar ub-la2-kum 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_
8. ku-nu-ki-ni 8(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. it-ba-al 1(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim
10. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
11. qa2-di2 sza li-wi-tim 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu
12. 1(disz) _ansze_ 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3_ szi2-im-szu 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
13. u2-nu-ut _ansze_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi3-sza-al
14. sa3-ri-dim a-na a-szur3-ma-lik ni-di2-in
15. 5(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum mi3-ma a-nim
16. a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ er3-ra-a na-asz2-a-kum
17. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-at 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
18. sza _na4 za:gin3_ ni-isz-qul2 szi2-ti2 _ku3_-pi3-ka3
19. 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
20. _e2_ bi-la2-nim _dumu_ nu-ur-esz18-dar ni-isz3-a-ma-kum
21. a-na 3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar e2_
22. szu-be-lim ni-isz3-a-ma-kum _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2
23. szi2-ma-at-a-szur3 ni-il5-qe2-ma
left
1. [ni-isz]-qul2 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na lu-qu-tim a-ni-tim
2. [ni]-di2-szi2-im 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-im _e2_
3. szu-ha-bu-ra a-na li-mi3-im ni-isz-qul2 szi2-ti2
4. _ku3_-pi3-ka3 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 5: followed by erasure; obv. 8: followed by erasure; e. 4: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273580

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 66.245.10
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 75

    [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: LAPO 19, 112

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2020-06-17 at 07:44:02 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273580.
CTMMA 1, 075 artifact entry (No. P273580). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273580 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273580 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273580},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273580.
CTMMA 1, 075 artifact entry (No. P273580). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273580 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273580 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 075 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273580},
}


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PY  - 2024
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