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CTMMA 1, 071 (P273576)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273576 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.02 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 / qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma bu-za-zu-ma / a-di2-i | “Buzazu, until |
| 3 | 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-tim | 26 minas of refined silver |
| 4 | sza a-ha-ha / sza a-ma-kam / isz-ti2 | of each other, of my word, with |
| 5 | en-num-a-szur3 / _dumu_ szal2-mi3-hi-im | Ennum-Assur, son of Šalmi-him |
| 6 | al-qe2-u2 / a-ni-sza-am | I took. |
| 7 | a-ti2-ik-la2-ma / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I sat down, thus I: |
| 8 | i-na e-ra-bi-a-ma / _uruda_ a-na | when he entered, the copper to |
| 9 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim / u2-sze2-ra-ab2-ma | he will bring in the brišḫatum offerings, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ / pa2-ni-a-ma | 10 minas of silver before me |
| 11 | sza e-pu-szu / u2-sze2-ba-al-szi2-im | that he did, he will bring her. |
| 12 | a-di2 / u4-mi3-im / a-nim / ha-ra-num | until the day ... |
| 13 | i-ta-as-ke-er-ma | he swore, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ / u2-la2 im-ta-ah-ra-ni | he has received 10 minas of silver. |
| 15 | a-bi a-ta / a-ma-kam | The father, from the water - that is my word. |
| 16 | en-um-a-szur3 / e <i>-ta-la2-ak-ma | Enum-Assur has gone away, and |
| 17 | a-wa-tum / e u2-s,i2-szi2-ma | (Sum) The word of the lord is a flood that is to be swept away (Akk) A word that has been brought out to her |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu-mu-un / li-bi-im | The lord ... |
| 2 | ra-bi-a-am / sza a-di2 / ba-al-t,a2-ku-ni | the great one, who with your life |
| 3 | e ar-szi2-szi2-im / a-bi a-ta | “Ha! She is pregnant, my father, from the water! |
| 4 | u2 szu-ma / i-ta-la2-ak | and he has gone |
| 5 | u2 szu-ma / a-ma-kam / sa3-he-er | “He is indeed my father, he is the one who is torn out. |
| 6 | a-ma-kam / szi2-it-al-ma / ki-ma | It is a matter of life and death. |
| 7 | i-na a-lim{ki} / lu-mu-un | in the city, the lord |
| 8 | li-bi-im / la2 ta-ra-szi2-a-ni | “Do not abandon me, |
| 9 | a-wa-tam2 / isz-te2-et / | a word between |
| 10 | wa-su2-um-tam2 / uz2-ni / pi3-te2 | “Wasûmtam, uznu-disease, opening of the mouth, |
| 11 | isz-ti2 / la2-qe2-pi3-im / te2-er-ta-ka3 | With the lā-qû-pi-m, your return, |
| 12 | za-ku-tum / sza ta-ne2-eh-ti2 | the zakkûtu-vessel of the tanner’s |
| 13 | li-bi4-a / li-li-kam | The young man is a young man. |
| 14 | la2-qe2-pu-um u4-ma-kal2 / la2 i-bi4-a-at | “The lā-qûm-priestess is a regular offering, it is not available. |
| 15 | a-bi4 a-ta / ku-a-ti2 / ta-ak-la2-ku | (Sum) My father, from the water, you are a slave (Akk) I am the father of the water(?) you are the slave |
| 16 | a-la2-nu-ka3 / a-ba-am / sza-ni-a-am | The alānu priestess, who is like me? |
| 17 | u2-la2 i-szu / a-di2 / sza il5-we-da-ku | “If he does not have it, as long as he lives, |
| 18 | ki-ma / a-na-kam / _dumu_ lu-zi-na | like that of the son of Luzina |
| 19 | sza-aq-tu3-szu / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | (Speak) thus: I: |
| 20 | _gir2_ sza a-szur3 | the sword of Assur |
| left | ||
| 1 | e <tu3>-sza-as,-bi4-su2 / u2-wa-er-szu-ma | <(If)> he slanders him, he will kill him and |
| 2 | a-na ga-me-er-tim / usz-ta-zi-iz | I set up for the totality. |
| 3 | a-ma-kam / ki-ma / a-li-ki / pa2-ni-szu i-na | (Sum) The word of the lord is a flood that covers his face (Akk) In the word, like the flood, his face |
| 4 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-szu / qa2-su2 / i-di2-i | the garment of his sin he shall cut off. |
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