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CTMMA 1, 088 (P273593)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273593 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.19 |
| 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 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | his lordship |
| 3 | sza {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | of Šamaš-tappā, |
| 4 | kur-ub-esz18-dar i-sze2-e-szu | Kurub-Ištar will pay. |
| 5 | szu-ma / {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | he is Šamaš-tappā, |
| 6 | u3 dingir-ma-lik / a-na | and Ilum-malik to |
| 7 | szi2-mi3-im / ta-ad-nu | given as a gift. |
| 8 | a-na szi2-bi-szu-nu | to their witnesses |
| 9 | e-ta-wu-u2 | they have sworn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-ni-a | Naniya |
| 2 | qa2-ta-tum | |
| 3 | u3 u2-s,u2-pi2-isz-<ku>-um | and Uṣupiškum |
| 4 | a-wi-lu-u2 | a man |
| 5 | a-ni-u2-tum | Anutum |
| 6 | da-a-nu | Ayanu |
| envelope | ||
| 7 | _kiszib3_ na-ni-a _dumu_ ha-a-a | Seal of Naniya, son of Ḫaya |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ qa2-ta-tim _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | seal of Qatatum son of Assur-imitti |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ u2-s,u2-pi2-isz-ki-im | seal of Uṣupiškim |
| 10 | _dumu_ szu-a-nim | son of Shū-Anum, |
| 11 | a-wi-lu-u2 a-ni-u2-tum | Awilû (is) Anitum |
| 12 | da#-a-nu | Ayanu |
| seal 42 | ||
| 1 | u2-s,i2-pi2-isz-ku-um# | he had made you |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-a-nim | son of Shū-Anum, |
Sources & licences
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