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CTMMA 1, 075 (P273580)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273580 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.10 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 szu-esz18-dar en-na-num | Thus Assur-imitti, Shu-Ištar, Ennanum |
| 2 | u3 bu-bu-ra-num-ma a-na im-di2-lim | and Buburanum to Imdilim |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi#-ma 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 a-mur-esz18-dar | Say: "Amur-Ishtar |
| 4 | [ub]-lam 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | 12 minas of silver from Kunuki |
| 5 | a-szur3-ma-lik ub-lam _sza3-ba_ | Assur-mālik brought into it. |
| 6 | 8(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ni | 8 talents 40 minas of tin |
| 7 | 5(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 50 minas of tin, finished at 16 shekels each |
| 8 | _ku3-bi_ 3(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-ha-ma | its silver: 35 2/3 minas each, |
| 9 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2 a-mur-esz18-dar nu-s,i2-ib | 2/3 mina of silver, aqāti of Amur-Ištar, we took. |
| 10 | 1(disz) me-at _tug2_ ku-ta-nu qa2-di3 sza li-wi-tim | 100 kutānu-garments, (measured) by the length, |
| 11 | 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu i-na | 9 1/3 minas of silver he carried, in |
| 12 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-ni 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | our letter: 1 2/3 minas less 2 shekels each |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-si2-ma ni-isz3-pu-ra-kum wa-ar-ka3-num | the silver of Nisima we shall send to you later |
| 14 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ ni-di2-in | 1 1/2 minas 7 shekels of silver we gave. |
| 15 | 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _tug2_ sza sa3-e-tim ni-im-szi2-ma | 4 1/3 shekels of silver and 1 garment of red wool |
| 16 | u2-la2 ni-il5-pu-ta-kum 7(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | “Ula-Ni-ilpata-kum, 7 homers of ṣalamu, |
| 17 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 1 5/6 minas 3 shekels of silver they weighed out. |
| 18 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze hi-a_ | 1/3 mina of silver, the equipment for the donkeys |
| 19 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze hi-a_ | 2 1/2 shekels of ukulti-seeds, |
| 20 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu | 1/2 mina of his bēru-latītu-flour, 2 shekels of his clothing |
| 21 | sa3-ak-la2-num il5-qe2 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | Saklānum took, 1/2 mina |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | be2-u2-la2-at s,u2-ha-ri-szu 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu | the price of his garments, 2 shekels, his clothing, |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ig-ri | Amur-Ishtar took. 7 1/3 shekels of silver, wages |
| 3 | {d}utu-du10 szi2-ma-at-a-szur3 tal-qe2 | Šamaš-ṭāb took the šimat-Assur. |
| 4 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ {d}utu-du10 il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver Šamaš-ṭāb took, 15 shekel(s) of silver |
| 5 | te2-s,u2-bi a-mur-esz18-dar il5-qe2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | Its harvest Āmur-Ishtar took. |
| 6 | wa-s,i2-tum mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki-ni | “Waṣītum, what is your seal? |
| 7 | a-mur-esz18-dar ub-la2-kum 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ | Amur-Ishtar carried you. 2 talents 10 minas of lead |
| 8 | ku-nu-ki-ni 8(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | sealed documents: 8 minas 7 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 9 | it-ba-al 1(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim | 10 minas of refined silver |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 2/3 mina of silver he carried, 10 kutanu-garments |
| 11 | qa2-di2 sza li-wi-tim 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu | 5/6 mina of silver is their price. |
| 12 | 1(disz) _ansze_ 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3_ szi2-im-szu 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 donkey, 17 shekels of silver is its value, 2 1/2 sheqels |
| 13 | u2-nu-ut _ansze_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi3-sza-al | the equipment of a donkey 8 shekels of silver is equal |
| 14 | sa3-ri-dim a-na a-szur3-ma-lik ni-di2-in | We gave the sarīdim-vessel to Ašur-malik. |
| 15 | 5(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum mi3-ma a-nim | 5 shekels of wax, whatever |
| 16 | a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ er3-ra-a na-asz2-a-kum | Assur-malik, son of Erra, is yours. |
| 17 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-at 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver, the nishat-tax of 2 mina of silver |
| 18 | sza _na4 za:gin3_ ni-isz-qul2 szi2-ti2 _ku3_-pi3-ka3 | of lapis lazuli, a šītu of your silver |
| 19 | 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 11 5/6 mina less 1 shekel for 10 minas of silver |
| 20 | _e2_ bi-la2-nim _dumu_ nu-ur-esz18-dar ni-isz3-a-ma-kum | the house of Bilānum, son of Nur-Ištar, Nish-amakum |
| 21 | a-na 3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar e2_ | for 3 minas 5 shekels of silver the house |
| 22 | szu-be-lim ni-isz3-a-ma-kum _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 | Šu-bēlim, we ask you: silver from |
| 23 | szi2-ma-at-a-szur3 ni-il5-qe2-ma | We took Šīma-Assur, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [ni-isz]-qul2 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na lu-qu-tim a-ni-tim | 5 minas of silver in this luqûtum |
| 2 | [ni]-di2-szi2-im 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-im _e2_ | 5 minas of silver for the price of the house |
| 3 | szu-ha-bu-ra a-na li-mi3-im ni-isz-qul2 szi2-ti2 | Šuḫabura, in order to save the life, |
| 4 | _ku3_-pi3-ka3 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ | of your silver: 1 5/6 mina |
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