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CTMMA 1, 080 (P273585)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273585 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.09 |
| 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 su2-en6-na-da | Thus Suena: |
| 2 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur u3 puzur2-esz18-dar-ma | Duṣillī-Aš[ur] and Puzur-Ishtar |
| 3 | a-na i-na-ra-wa | to Inarawa |
| 4 | a-ni-na u3 ha-di2-a-ni | may she and her husband |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma / szu-ma / tasz-pu-ra-ma | Speak! That is what you wrote me. |
| 6 | i-na te2-er-ti2 u2-bar-tim | in the extispicy of Ubartim |
| 7 | sza usz-ha-ni-a | of Ušhaniya |
| 8 | sa2-ra-dam / qa2-bi4-a-tu3-nu | they are to be strewn. |
| 9 | se2-er-da-ma | and a šerda |
| 10 | ha-ra-ku-nu / a-tal-ka3 | I will come to you. |
| 11 | szu-ma / szi2-par2-ni | “He is my work-assignment, |
| 12 | ik-da-asz2-da-ku-nu | they have bound you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na [x x]-al | in ... |
| 2 | a-di2 / te2-er-ti2-ni | as long as she lives |
| 3 | za-ku-tum / i-la2-ka3-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni | (Sum) The zakûtu-priestess will be with you (Akk) The exalted one, who is with you |
| 4 | lu ka3-al-a-tu3-nu | may they be yours! |
| 5 | u3 a-tu3-nu / a-s,e2-er | and Atunu ... |
| 6 | ah-sza-lim u3 u2-bar-tim | Ahšalim and Ubartim |
| 7 | szu-up-ra-ma / u2-za-ku-nu | send, and they will clear it. |
| 8 | a-szar / pa2-ta-e-em | wherever he wishes |
| 9 | li-ip-te2-u2 | may they open. |
| 10 | _ku3-[babbar_ x] _gin2_ a-na | silver of x shekels for |
| 11 | a-bi4-du10 di2-na | Abidu, judge |
| 12 | u4-ma-kal2 a-bi4-du10 | daily offerings of Abidu |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 i-bi4-a-at | is not available |
| 2 | t,ur4-da-ni-szu | his ṭurdanishu |
Sources & licences
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