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CTMMA 1, 085 (P273590)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 085 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273590 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.20 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 | hu-li-a u3 a-szur-ki-ib-ri | of Ḫulia and Assur-kibri |
| 2 | ki-ma _dam_ sa3-li-a | like a wife of Saliya |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar ir-gu5-mu | to Iddin-Ištar he shall serve. |
| 4 | um-ma szu-nu-ma mu-nu-a-at | Thus they: the woman |
| 5 | isz-me-su2-en sza na-ru-qi2-ka3 | He heard of your supplication. |
| 6 | _dam_ sa3-li-a ta-asz2-a-am | the wife of Salīya has taken |
| 7 | um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma | thus Iddin-Ištar: |
| 8 | 1(u) _tug2_ lu-bu-szi2! a-na en-nam-a-szur | 10 lubuši-garments for Ennam-Assur |
| 9 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-szu-ma | I sent to him, and |
| 10 | en-nam-a-szur u2-la im-hu-ur-szu-ma | Ennam-Assur did not accept him, and |
| 11 | szu-ut-ma / i-ta-ba-al-szu-nu | “If he has brought them, |
| 12 | 2(disz) _tug2 bar-dul5_ ra-qi2-te2-en | 2 outer garments, raqiten |
| 13 | _dumu_ ku-bu-lim a-na | son of Kubulum to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | en-nam-a-szur u2-sze2-bi4-lam-ma | Ennam-Assur sent me, and |
| 2 | en-nam-a-szur u2-la im-hu-ur-ma | Ennam-Assur did not receive, and |
| 3 | szu-ut-ma i-ta-ba-al | he has taken. |
| 4 | i-s,e2-er mu-nu-a-ti-szu | he led away his corpses |
| 5 | ma-du-um i-li-bi4-szu | “Madum, his god, |
| 6 | la ta-sza-a-ma-ni | do not send me! |
| 7 | _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni | before Assur-malik, son of Ili-bani |
| 8 | _igi_ i-su2-ri-ik _dumu_ ur-sag10 | before Isurik, son of Ur-sag |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni | Seal of Assur-malik, son of Ilī-bani. |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ i-su2-ri-ik _dumu_ ur-sag10 | seal of Isurik, son of Ur-sag |
| 3 | sza hu-li-a u3 a-szur-ki-ib-ri | of Ḫulia and Assur-kibri |
| 4 | ki-ma _dam_ sa3-li-a | like a wife of Saliya |
| 5 | a-na mu-nu-a-at | to the dowry |
| 6 | isz-me-su2-en | he heard me, |
| 7 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar | to Iddin-Ištar |
| 8 | ir-gu5-mu-ni | he smote, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar | and thus Idi-Ištar |
| 2 | la2 ta-sza-e-mi3 | do not listen! |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er | he sent out. |
| 4 | mu-nu-a-ti-szu | his wife |
| 5 | ma-du-um i-li-bi4-szu | “Madum, his god, |
Sources & licences
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