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CTMMA 1, 076 (P273581)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273581 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.03 |
| 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 a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | To Aššar-emuqī |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma da-di2-a-ma | Thus Dadiya: |
| 3 | la2-qe2-pu-um _dumu_ a-ka3-zi | La-qēpum, son of Akazi |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-lam | 3 minas of silver of Habulam |
| 5 | t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | He will break his tablet. |
| 6 | u2-ka3-al be-u2-la2-ti2-a | shall hold my lordship |
| 7 | u2-ka3-al a-ha-ma | shall hold, each other, and |
| 8 | 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 7 minas of lead |
| 9 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim | to the fates |
| 10 | a-di2-szu-um _sza3-ba_ | as far as the heart |
| 11 | 3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 3 minas less 1 shekel of tin |
| 12 | u2-ta-e-ra-am | he returned. |
| 13 | 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 4 minas 1 shekel |
| 14 | i-li-bi4-szu u3 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 1/3 mina of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ba-ab2-ti2-a il5-qe2 / | he took. |
| 2 | u3 ni-ka3-si2 ma-du-tim isz-ti2-szu | and many niŋa prayers with him |
| 3 | ki-ma a-wi-lim | like a man |
| 4 | lam-nim / e-pu-sza-ni-ma | “Lamnu made me and |
| 5 | pu-uz-ra-am | |
| 6 | i-pa2-ni-a is,-ba-at ma-a | seized my eye, saying: |
| 7 | u3 ha-ra-an | and the ḫaran |
| 8 | li-bi4-szu / uk-ta-na-sza-ad | (Sum) He made his heart tremble (Akk) He caused his heart to be swollen |
| 9 | a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam | “My brother, from the water I have come! |
| 10 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu lu-qu2-tam2 | either silver or precious metal |
| 11 | mi3-ma i-qa2-ti2-szu i-ba-szi2-u2 | whatever his command there is, |
| 12 | s,a-ba-at u3 a-szar | seized and where |
| 13 | lu-qu2-su2 isz-ti2 a-hi-im | his luqūsu from the side |
| 14 | i-ba-szi2-u2 / s,a-ba-at | there is, seized |
| 15 | lu e-ta-la2-at | he shall be sated. |
| 16 | u2 szu-a-ti2 isz-ti2-<ka3> | and that plant ... |
| 17 | sze2-ri-a-szu | in the morning |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma mi3-ma i-qa2-bi4 | whatever he says, |
| 2 | a-ka3-ri-im ri-di2-szu | “Akārīm, his family, |
| 3 | sza isz-mu-hu-ma i-pa2-ni-a | that he heard and looked, |
| 4 | i-be-ru-u2 | they shall enter. |
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