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

Lineart

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

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

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Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 1983.135.05
Accession Number

References

  • 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.

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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2020-06-18 at 01:17:16 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:24 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:48 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 Artifacts

“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 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273592},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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 27, 2026).
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	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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