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CTMMA 1, 074 (P273579)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 074 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273579 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.04 |
| 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# im-di2-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdīlum |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-du10-ma i-na | Thus (says) Ašur-ṭab, in |
| 3 | 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ pa2-ni-im | 40 minas of tin |
| 4 | u2 2(u) ku-ta-ni sza sze2-pi3-a | 20 kutānu-plants from šepia, |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ mu-t,a2-e | 12 minas of lead, deficit; |
| 6 | u2-s,a-he-er 1(disz) _ma-na an-na#_ da#-ta#-am# | he shall return. 1 mina of tin |
| 7 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im u2-s,a-he-[er] | the kārīm-house he shall remove |
| 8 | i-na 6(u) ku-ta-ni sza sze2-ep | From the 60 kutānu-measures of šēku, |
| 9 | e-na-be-lim 3(u) ku-ta-nu | Ena-belim, 30 kutanu |
| 10 | mi3-isz-lu-u2-a 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim | Išlua, 1 1/2 kutanum |
| 11 | ni-is-ha-tum 3(disz) ku-ta-nu 1(u)-tum | Nisḫatum 3 kutanu 10 |
| 12 | isz-te2-en sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | adjoining the house of the granary |
| 13 | szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim | a total of 25 1/2 kutānum garments |
| 14 | _sza3#_-ba 2(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni a-na | therefrom 21 kutani to |
| 15 | dan#-a-szur _dumu_ ku-zu-za-ri-im | Dan-Assur, son of Kuzuzirim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta#-di2-in 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim | given: 4 1/2 kutānum |
| 2 | [i]-li-bi4-ka3 1(disz) _tug2_ me-tum | Ili-bi-ka: 1 metum-garment |
| 3 | [5(disz)] a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im a-di2-in | 5 to the granary I gave. |
| 4 | szi2#-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim | a life of garments, 5 1/2 kutānum-garments |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu | 1 mina 6 shekels of silver is their price |
| 6 | szi2-im _an-na_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ | the price of tin, 4 minas |
| 7 | _szunigin_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar la2_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | total: 5 minas of silver, less 6 shekels |
| 8 | a-na e-na-be-lim a-di2-in | I gave to Ena-bēlim. |
Sources & licences
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