CTMMA 1, 078 (P273583)

Letter 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 1983.135.04

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet a
obverse
1. a-na wa-al-hi-isz-na
2. u3 ku-na-ni-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma
3. a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma a-na
4. wa-al-hi-isz-na / qi2-bi4-ma
5. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / lu a-nu-qu2-sza
6. lu tu3-di2-na-tum / i-na a-lim{ki}
7. a-szur / sza a-ha-ti2-ki / al-qe2-e
8. u3 a-ma-kam / u2-sza-hi-si2!
9. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-ki
10. sza al-qe2-u2 / a-ma-tum
11. ki-la2-al-ta-ma / ku-a-a-tum
12. asz2-ta-na-me-ma / bu-za-zu
13. a-ma-ti2-ki / is,-ba-at
14. i-t,a2-ba-tim / a-ma-ti2-im
reverse
1. pu-nu-a-ma / lu-sze2-ru-ni-ki-na-ti2
2. szu-ma / e-mu-qi2
3. e-ta-wu-u2 / ma / a-ma-tim
4. la2 u2-sza-ar / a-di2-ni-im
5. ku-usz-da / a-ma-tum / ku-a-a-tum
6. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. e-zi-ba-ki-im / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. ni-sza-szar / _geme2_ sza _e2_ a-bi4-ki
9. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ki-im / isz-te2-ni-isz
10. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ e-zi-ba-ki-im
11. sza 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ / _sze_-am
12. gal-ga-li2-a / li-di2-na-ki-im
13. ku-nu-ki / sza _e2_be-tim
14. sza-s,i2-ri / a-ki-dim
15. la2 ta-ta-na-s,i2-i
left
1. be-tam2 us,#-ri / sza-at-a-szur
2. la2 tu3-mi3-s,i2 / e-me-ra-am
tablet b
obverse
1. sza-a-mi3-ma
2. ma-asz2-e-er-tum
3. a-s,u2-ha-ar-tim
4. li-bi-szi2 / a-di2
5. e-ne2-a / ta-me-ri-ni
6. li-ba-am / a-li-bi4-ki
7. di2-ni-i
reverse
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. a-na ir-ma-a-szur3
  blank space
  seal impression
  A/29
2. wa-al-hi-isz-na u3
3. ku-na-ni-a _kiszib3_ a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5
  blank space
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  A/29
  blank space
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  A/29
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
  A/29
left
  blank space
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  A/29
right
  blank space
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  A/29
seal 1
  no linguistic content

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, 78a, 78b & 78c

    [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, 380

    [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.

  • history: apud Spar, I., ed.,

    [sec53102] N.d.

  • history: Hecker, NABU 1990/139,

    [sec53104] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MMA 1983.135.04
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2020-06-17 at 07:48:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-01-16 at 06:15:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-11 at 08:43:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:36 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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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: rev. 10: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“CTMMA 1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273583.
CTMMA 1, 078 artifact entry (No. P273583). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273583 (Original work published 2005)
CTMMA 1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273583 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273583},
}


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