CTMMA 1, 090 (P273595)

Legal 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 66.245.17

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. i-s,e2-er ta-mu-ri-a
3. u3 isz-pu-nu-ma-an
4. a-szur3-i-di2
5. i-szu isz-tu3
6. ha-mu-usz-tim
7. sza ha-pi3-a-ah-szu
8. u3 su2-ka3-li-a
9. _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. s,a-ru-pa2-am
11. a-na ha-ar-pe3
reverse
1. i-sza-qu2-lu
2. 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. e-zi-ib ni-ga-lim
4. a-nim a-na s,i2-bi4-it
5. ni-ga!-lim sza-<<ni>>-nim
6. i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma
7. i-na u2-me-szu-nu
8. ma-al-u2-tim
9. la2 isz-qu2-lu a-na
10. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im 3(disz) _gin2-ta_
11. i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,u2-bu
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad
2. szal2-mi3-szu-nu ra-ki-is
3. _igi_ me-zi-ni _igi_ da-da
4. sze2 i ni
envelope
obverse
  seal A/46
1. _kiszib3_ be-zi-ni _kiszib3_ da-da
2. sze2 i zi _kiszib3_ ta-am-ri-a
3. _dumu_ du-ni-ni _kiszib3_ isz-pu-nu-ma-an
4. sza hu-bu-ul ta-am-ri-a
  seal B/47
5. u3 isz-pu-nu-ma-an
6. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na s,e2-ri-szu-nu
  seal C/48
reverse
1. a-szur3-i-di2 i-szu isz-tu3
2. ha-mu-usz-tim sza su2-ka3-li-a
  seal C/48
3. u3 ha-pi3-a-ah-szu _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) _ma-na_
4. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na ha-ar-pe3
5. i-sza-qu2-lu 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. e-zi-ib ni-ga-lim a-nim
7. sza i-la2-ka3-ni
  seal D/49
8. a-na s,i2-bi4-it ni-ga-lim
9. sza-ni-im i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma
  seal D/49
10. i-na u4-me-szu-nu ma-al-u2-tim
left
1. la2 isz-qu2-lu 3(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. i-na _iti-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
  seal A/46
3. u2-s,u2-bu _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-qa2-ad
4. szal2-mi3-szu-nu u3 ke-ni-szu-nu
5. ra-ki-is
right
  seal B/47
seal 47
1. szu-hu-bu-ur
2. _dumu_ szu-la-ba-a

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

SxA = Teissier 223; S012134 = Teissier 316

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012134 (composite) (P500566) S012134 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273595

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 66.245.17
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, CTMMA 1, 90a & 90b

    [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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:51 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, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273595.
CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry (No. P273595). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273595 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273595 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273595},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273595.
CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry (No. P273595). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273595 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273595 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273595},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273595},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273595
LB  - CDLI:P273595
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273595
ER  -
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