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CTMMA 1, 078 (P273583)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273583 |
| Museum no. | MMA 1983.135.04 |
| 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 wa-al-hi-isz-na | to Waišna |
| 2 | u3 ku-na-ni-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | and Kunaniya, speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma a-na | Assur-mutabi-iluma to |
| 4 | wa-al-hi-isz-na / qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Waʾhišna: |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / lu a-nu-qu2-sza | 1 mina of silver ... |
| 6 | lu tu3-di2-na-tum / i-na a-lim{ki} | may they be given back. In the city |
| 7 | a-szur / sza a-ha-ti2-ki / al-qe2-e | I have taken Ašur of your rivals. |
| 8 | u3 a-ma-kam / u2-sza-hi-si2! | and a word he made it tremble |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-ki | Thus I: your silver |
| 10 | sza al-qe2-u2 / a-ma-tum | that I took, the word |
| 11 | ki-la2-al-ta-ma / ku-a-a-tum | “Kilaltāma, the ku’atum-priestess, |
| 12 | asz2-ta-na-me-ma / bu-za-zu | I constantly pray to you, |
| 13 | a-ma-ti2-ki / is,-ba-at | your word has grasped, |
| 14 | i-t,a2-ba-tim / a-ma-ti2-im | “Iṭabātum (means) word. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pu-nu-a-ma / lu-sze2-ru-ni-ki-na-ti2 | May I make you submit to me! |
| 2 | szu-ma / e-mu-qi2 | he is the strength |
| 3 | e-ta-wu-u2 / ma / a-ma-tim | “The one who has sinned, the mother of the flood, |
| 4 | la2 u2-sza-ar / a-di2-ni-im | I did not send. |
| 5 | ku-usz-da / a-ma-tum / ku-a-a-tum | kūšda means “word, kuayatu. |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 7 | e-zi-ba-ki-im / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Ezibum 5 shekels of silver |
| 8 | ni-sza-szar / _geme2_ sza _e2_ a-bi4-ki | Nišašar, the slave woman of the house of Abiku |
| 9 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ki-im / isz-te2-ni-isz | I sent to you. Together |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ e-zi-ba-ki-im | 1/2 mina of silver for Eziba-kīm, |
| 11 | sza 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ / _sze_-am | of 7 shekels of silver / barley |
| 12 | gal-ga-li2-a / li-di2-na-ki-im | May the galgali priestess give you |
| 13 | ku-nu-ki / sza _e2_be-tim | Seal of the ... house. |
| 14 | sza-s,i2-ri / a-ki-dim | the šaṣiru-priestess of the Akīdim, |
| 15 | la2 ta-ta-na-s,i2-i | you shall not go out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | be-tam2 us,#-ri / sza-at-a-szur | “Betam, the army of Šat-Assur, |
| 2 | la2 tu3-mi3-s,i2 / e-me-ra-am | “Don’t be negligent, you are an enemy! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | sza-a-mi3-ma | the heavens |
| 2 | ma-asz2-e-er-tum | “Aš-ērtum, |
| 3 | a-s,u2-ha-ar-tim | Aṣuhartum |
| 4 | li-bi-szi2 / a-di2 | to her heart, as far as |
| 5 | e-ne2-a / ta-me-ri-ni | When you see me, |
| 6 | li-ba-am / a-li-bi4-ki | The heart of your city |
| 7 | di2-ni-i | his case |
| 1 | a-na ir-ma-a-szur3 | to Irma-Assur |
| 2 | wa-al-hi-isz-na u3 | wāḫišna and |
| 3 | ku-na-ni-a _kiszib3_ a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | Seal of Assur-mutabi-il |
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