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CTMMA 1, 081a,b (P273586)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 081a,b |
|---|---|
| ID | P273586 |
| Museum no. | MMA 1983.135.06 |
| 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-be-el-a-wa-tim | to Aššra-bēl-awati |
| 2 | sza ki-ma a-la2-hi-im | who like a miller |
| 3 | u2 a-li-li / hi-na-a | and alili / ḫinaya |
| 4 | u2 a-szur-na-da / qi2-bi4-ma | and Assur-nada, speak! |
| 5 | um-ma a-szur-be-el-<ma-al>-ki-in-ma | Thus Assur-bēl-mākin: |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ / bu-la2-ti2-a | for silver, my wages |
| 7 | sza a-na a-lim{ki} tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | which you sent to the city |
| 8 | a-la2-hu-um a-szur-i-di2 | Alahum, Assur-idi |
| 9 | u2 a-li-li i-zi-zu-szu-ma | and alili stood by him, and |
| 10 | 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 2 talents of tin, kunukku |
| 11 | 8(disz) _tug2_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 8 garments, 8 minas |
| 12 | _an-na_-ak qa2-tim | an ointment of the hand |
| 13 | i-di2-nu-nim | gave to me, |
| 14 | i-na ba-ab2 a-bu-lim | at the disposal of Abu-lim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-di2-u2-nim | he shall deliver. |
| 2 | um-ma szu-nu-ma am-ma | Thus (says) the following: |
| 3 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur ki-ma | Uṣur-ša-Assur, like |
| 4 | ni-a-ti2 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | the people of Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 5 | i-na a-lim{ki} ik-ta-la2 | in the city he slew |
| 6 | a-na-ku isz-ti2 _illat_-ti2-a-ma | I am from my equinox |
| 7 | a-na ur-szu a-ta-la2-ak | I have gone to his father. |
| 8 | a-na ur-szu te2-er-ti2 | For his own life |
| 9 | szu-ku-bi4-im ik-szu-di2-ma | šukūbum he reached, and |
| 10 | i-na te2-er-ti2 / szu-ku-bi4-im | in the extispicy of Šukubum |
| 11 | _an-na_ / a-na szu-ul?-hi-im | tin for šulḫim |
| 12 | ta-e-er ki-ma | “Return, like |
| 13 | _tug2 hi-a_ / na-ak-szu-ni# | garments for the nakšuni ritual |
| 14 | _an-na_ a-na _gu2 [uruda_] | the lead for the neck of copper |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-ta-er lu-qu2-ti2 / za-ar-a-at u2-pa2-ha-ra-ma | He returns the stolen property, he inspects it, and |
| 2 | a-na re-esz15 da-asz2-e / a-ta-la2-kam | I will go to the head of the storm. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim# | to Aššīr-bēlu-awati |
| 2 | sza ki-ma a-la2-hi-im | who like a miller |
| 3 | a-li-li / hi-na-a | Alili, hīnaya! |
| 4 | u2 a-szur-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im | seal of Assur-bēl-mākim, |
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