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CTMMA 1, 087a+b (P273592)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MMA 1983.135.05

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. puzur4-a-szur
2. a-na si2-re-i sza a-bu-sza-lim
3. u2 a-sza ki si2-re-i
4. a-bi-a-a u2 dingir-da-qi2
5. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma
6. um-ma puzur4!(PU3)-a-szur-ma
7. a-na si2-re-i-ma
8. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2
10. i-sza-qu2-lu-ni-im
11. szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu-ni-im
12. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2
13. _sahar-ba_
reverse
1. i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
2. ta-sza-qa2-lam
3. um-ma si2-re-i-ma
4. a-sza-qa2-la2-kum
5. ka3-ru-um ka3!-ni-isz
6. _dumu gal_ i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
7. _igi_ szu-ga-ri-a-en
8. sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni
9. ni-di2-in
10. _igi_ a-mur-{d}utu
11. _igi_ kur-ub-esz18-dar
envelope
12. _kiszib3_ a-mur-{d}utu _dumu_ puzur2-i3-li2
  seal A/38
13. _kiszib3_ kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-mur-{d}utu
14. puzur2-a-szur a-na si2-re-i sza a-bu-[sza]-lim
15. u2 sza ki-ma si2-re-i
16. a-bi-a-a u2 dingir-da-qi2
17. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-<ma> puzur2-a-szur-ma#
18. a-na si2-re-i-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_
19. s,a-ru-pa2-am sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2
  erasure
20. i-sza-qu2#-[lu-ni]-im# szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
  seal A/38
21. la2 isz-[qu2-lu-ni-im]
  seal B/39
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru#-[pa2]-am#
  seal B/39
2. i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
3. ta-sza-qa2-lam / um-ma
4. si2-re-i-ma a-sza-qa2-la2-kum
5. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim
6. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz _tur gal_
7. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
  seal B/39
8. _igi_ szu-ga-ri-a-en
9. sza-a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni
  seal A/38
left
1. ni-di2-in
  seal B/39
right
  seal A/38

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 87a & 87b

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MMA 1983.135.05
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2020-06-18 at 01:17:16 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 13: vielleicht: _sahar-ba_ in seiner staub(form)?; rev. 16: followed by erasure; rev. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“CTMMA 1, 087a+b Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273592.
CTMMA 1, 087a+b artifact entry (No. P273592). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273592 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 087a+b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273592 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 087a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273592},
}


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