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CTMMA 1, 077 (P273582)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273582 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.07 |
| 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 szu-la2-ba-an-ma | Šulaban speaks thus: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | and Assur-imitti |
| 3 | a-na a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | To Aššar-emuqī |
| 4 | a-mur-a-szur / a-szur-ma-lik | Amur-Assur, Assur-malik |
| 5 | u2 sza ki-ma im-di2-lim | and that which like a lion |
| 6 | a-ma-kam / i-za-zu | “I am the one who stands by me. |
| 7 | qi2-bi4-ma / ni-sza-me-ma | “Speak to us, so that |
| 8 | _tug2 hi-a_ / sa2-sa2-am | a good garment |
| 9 | la2-ap2-tu3 mi3-szu-um | Laptu (means) half. |
| 10 | _tug2 / hi-a la2_ ta-szu-ra-ma | you will remove the ... garment and |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu la2 i-li-kam | Your return does not come. |
| 12 | u2 szu-ma im-di2-lum2 | “It is the hand of Imdīlum, |
| 13 | la2 pa2-t,a2-ra-am | not to be altered |
| 14 | iq-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2 | said to you: |
| 15 | i-di2 / ki-ma a-di2 | “How long will you be a slave? |
| 16 | u4-mi3-im a-nim | The day of Anum |
| 17 | ta-pa2-hu-ra-ni | you have sent to me |
| 18 | im-di2-lum2 a-na | to Imdi-lum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim# | burušḫatum |
| 2 | i-ta-la2-ak a-hu-ni | he has gone, his brother |
| 3 | a-tu3-nu lu sza | “Why, be it that |
| 4 | szu-la2-ba-an lu sza | be it that of |
| 5 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 / ma-la2 | Assur-imittī received. |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a_ i-ra-de8-u2 | garments they shall bring to you |
| 7 | na-pi3-sza-ma sa2-sa2-am | her na-pīšam and sa-sam |
| 8 | la2-ap2-tu3 / la2 la2-ap2-tu3 | Lapis lazuli |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 10 | u4-ma-kal2 / hu-sza-ha-ku-nu | “Day and night, your ḫušāḫātu |
| 11 | i-da2-ma a-szu-mi3-ni | he saw, and his name |
| 12 | _tug2 hi-a_ / ma-ah-ri-ku-nu | garments, received from you |
| 13 | lu na-pi3-szu-ma / u2 i-ku-nu-ki-ku-nu | “May it be his nāpišu-disease, and they will kill you!’ |
| 14 | ku-un-ka3-szu-nu | their seals |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ 3(disz)? 1/2(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im | the silver: 3 1/2 shekels is the price |
| 16 | szu?-ri-im / t,a2-ab2-ti2 | a šurīm of good |
| 17 | ag-ra-ma a-na | “Agāma to |
| 18 | im-di2-lim u2 sza ki-ma! | he will be satisfied, and that which like |
| 19 | ma-s,i2-dingir | Maṣi-ilum |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 bu-s,i2-a / a-na ka3-ni-isz | and būṣu-plant for the kaniš-vessel |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a_ la2-ap2-tu3 la2 la2-ap2-tu3 | garments, missing, missing |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-ik | May your return march. |
Sources & licences
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