Unread Atlas
CTMMA 1, 073 (P273578)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CTMMA 1, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273578 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.01 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 im-di2-lim / en-na-be-lim | To Imdi-lim, to Enna-belim |
| 2 | u3 a-szur-s,u2-lu-li | and Assur-ṣululi |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | a-sza-me-ma / a-li-ku-u2 | I will ask and go. |
| 5 | isz-ti2-a sza a-ka3-ni-isz | with me, who together |
| 6 | isz-tu3 / ti2-me-el-ki-a | from the Sea of Heaven |
| 7 | e-ti2-qu2-ni-ni / t,up-pa2-am | They have passed on to me a tablet |
| 8 | sza ka3-ri-im / i-na hu-ra-ma | of the quay, on the road |
| 9 | isz-me-u2-ma / a-ma-la2 | he heard, and he weighed out. |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2 / ka3-ri-im | the extispicy of the land |
| 11 | ka3-al-u2 / szu-ma | “It is the ka’alû-demon |
| 12 | a-li-ku-u2 / isz-te2-e-a | they went with me. |
| 13 | a-ka3-ni-isz / e-ta-ar-bu-nim | they have gathered together. |
| 14 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu | return to you. |
| 15 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 16 | u2 a-na-ku / le-ti2-qam | And I, let it be taken care of. |
| 17 | mi3-szu / sza a-ma-kam | What is it that I am asking you? |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mur-dingir / e-ta-wu-u2 | Amur-ilī, who has sinned, |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / ni-ka3-si2 | Thus (says) Nikasi. |
| 3 | isz-ti2-a / szi2-si2-a-ma | with me, and |
| 4 | ni-ip-la2-ti2-a / di2-na-nim | My supplication to the judge, |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2-szu | 1 mina of silver in his hand |
| 6 | i-na wa-s,a-i-szu | in his hand |
| 7 | a-di2-szu-um / a-ha-ma / i-na | together, in |
| 8 | a-lim{ki} / sza 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | the city of 15 minas |
| 9 | _an-na_ qa2-tim / sza ki-ma | a small tin that like |
| 10 | szu-a-ti2 / u2-sa3-li-u2-nim-ma | he made complete, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 | silver together with them |
| 12 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 | a gift |
| 13 | sza sza-zu-uz-ti2-szu | of his spleen |
| 14 | na-asz2-a-ak-szu-um | the guarantor |
| 15 | a-di2-i / a-la2-ka3-ni | until he goes |
| 16 | isz-ti2-szu / la2 ta-sza-si2-a | Do not be angry with him! |
| 17 | szu-ma / a-ma-kam | That is my word. |
| 18 | ka3-s,a-ru-u2-a / mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ | my kaṣarû service, whatever silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ri-szu-ku-nu la2 ta-da-na-szu-nu-ti2 | You will not give them back to them. |
| 2 | _tug2#_-ba-tu3-a ma-la2 i-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-s,u-ni-ni | my garments, as many as they brought into the palace |
| 3 | a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni li-ib-szi2-u2 | as long as he goes he shall live. |
| 4 | u3 _ansze_-u2-a li-zi-zu-u2 | and my donkeys may they stand. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.