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CTMMA 1, 072 (P273577)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273577 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.11 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di3-dingir en-nam-be-lum2 | Thus Imdi-ilum, Ennambelum: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li-ma | and Assur-ṣululuma |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | 5(u) ku-ta-ni-ka3 | 50 (gur) of kutānu’s |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim | 15 shekels each for 20 Hamšatim |
| 6 | i-s,e2-er tam2-ka3-ri ni-di3-i | (Sum) I am the one who sees the sea (Akk) I see the sea(?) |
| 7 | tam2-ka3-ru-ka3 / ke-nu la2 ta-pa2-la2-ah | Do not be negligent, do not be afraid! |
| 8 | ki-ma ni-a-ti / u3 ku-a-ti | like the people and the people, |
| 9 | i-ba-szi2-u2 1(disz) me-at ku-ta-ni | there are 100 kutani, |
| 10 | u3 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ / isz-ti szu-be-lim | and 4 homers of wheat from Šubelim |
| 11 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 12 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim nu-sze2-ba-al | he will not take it away in perpetuity. |
| 13 | u3 i-di3-{d}iszkur isz-ti szu-be-lim | and Iddin-Addu from Šubelum |
| 14 | ni-t,a2-ra-ad szi2-im s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 | We will measure out the price of your garments. |
| 15 | 1(disz) me-at sza szu-be-lum2 a-na | 100 of Šubelum to |
| 16 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na u2-bu-lu | they will feed her. |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu i-na e-la2-i-ka3 | his silver from your account |
| 18 | i-ma-ha-ar | he will receive. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szi2-ti s,u2-ba-ti-ka3 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | and the price of your garments, 15 shekels each |
| 2 | a-na 2(u) ha-am-sza-tim | for 20 hamšātum-containers |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er tam2-ka3-ri ke-nu-tim | the one who establishes a firm foundation |
| 4 | sza a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 la2 ta-sza-hu-t,u3 | that to your silver you shall not cut off |
| 5 | ni-na-di3-ma / <<sal>> u3 _ku3-babbar_ | we shall give, and ... and silver |
| 6 | ma-la2 i-s,e2-er tam2-ka3-ri | as much as the depth of the sea, |
| 7 | ni-na-di3-u2 u3 szu-mi3 tam2-ka3-ri-ka3 | we will give, and my name is Tamkarika |
| 8 | nu-la2-pa2-at-ma te9-er-ti2-ni | “It is not to be smashed, it is to be broken, |
| 9 | za-ku-tum i-la2-ka3-kum | he will weigh out the zakkû-offering. |
| 10 | a-wa-at ka3-ri-im da-na | the word of An, |
| 11 | a-di3-i / pa2-zu-ur-ti-ka3 | until your ‘Pazurtu’ |
| 12 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni la2 na-t,u3-ma | As to what you wrote me, it is not good. |
| 13 | a-di3-i / pa2-zu-ur-ti-ka3 | until your ‘Pazurtu’ |
| 14 | la2 ni-sza-pa2-ra-kum a-ta | We will not send you. Why |
| 15 | ma-la2-ka3 tap-pa2-e-ka3 la2 ta-da-gal | You do not have a companion. |
| 16 | sza-s,e2-er | šaṣer |
Sources & licences
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