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CTMMA 1, 090 (P273595)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CTMMA 1, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273595 |
| Museum no. | MMA 66.245.17 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 6 minas of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er ta-mu-ri-a | “The one who sees me, |
| 3 | u3 isz-pu-nu-ma-an | and he sent |
| 4 | a-szur3-i-di2 | Assur-idi |
| 5 | i-szu isz-tu3 | he has. From |
| 6 | ha-mu-usz-tim | |
| 7 | sza ha-pi3-a-ah-szu | of Ḫappīḫu, |
| 8 | u3 su2-ka3-li-a | and Sukaliya |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 2 minas of silver |
| 10 | s,a-ru-pa2-am | ṣarupam |
| 11 | a-na ha-ar-pe3 | to Ḫarpi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat. |
| 2 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 4 minas of silver |
| 3 | e-zi-ib ni-ga-lim | [Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep]. |
| 4 | a-nim a-na s,i2-bi4-it | “Anum, to ṣibit |
| 5 | ni-ga!-lim sza-<<ni>>-nim | the nigālim priestess of heaven |
| 6 | i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma | he will weigh out, and |
| 7 | i-na u2-me-szu-nu | at their disposal |
| 8 | ma-al-u2-tim | of the lands |
| 9 | la2 isz-qu2-lu a-na | they have not weighed out, to |
| 10 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 mina 3 shekels each |
| 11 | i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,u2-bu | in the month of Kislimu they shall bring. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad | the silver in the middle |
| 2 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu ra-ki-is | their totality was cut off. |
| 3 | _igi_ me-zi-ni _igi_ da-da | before Mezīni, before Dada |
| 4 | sze2 i ni | barley rations |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ be-zi-ni _kiszib3_ da-da | seal of Bezini, seal of Dada |
| 2 | sze2 i zi _kiszib3_ ta-am-ri-a | barley, regular oil, seal of Tamriya |
| 3 | _dumu_ du-ni-ni _kiszib3_ isz-pu-nu-ma-an | son of Dunini, sealed tablet. |
| 4 | sza hu-bu-ul ta-am-ri-a | of the damage of Tamriya |
| 5 | u3 isz-pu-nu-ma-an | and he sent |
| 6 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na s,e2-ri-szu-nu | 6 minas of silver in their territory |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-i-di2 i-szu isz-tu3 | Assur-idi has taken it from |
| 2 | ha-mu-usz-tim sza su2-ka3-li-a | “Favorable one of the šullīya, |
| 3 | u3 ha-pi3-a-ah-szu _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ | and its hapiaḫšu, in total: 2 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na ha-ar-pe3 | the silver, the ṣarupam-tax for the harp |
| 5 | i-sza-qu2-lu 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 4 minas of silver |
| 6 | e-zi-ib ni-ga-lim a-nim | Disregard the (formulation) of the prayer for Anu. |
| 7 | sza i-la2-ka3-ni | that he will weigh out |
| 8 | a-na s,i2-bi4-it ni-ga-lim | for the ṣibitu-offering of the nigalim |
| 9 | sza-ni-im i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma | a second one will weigh out, that one |
| 10 | i-na u4-me-szu-nu ma-al-u2-tim | At their very distant days |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 isz-qu2-lu 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they have not weighed out, 3 shekels each |
| 2 | i-na _iti-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | in the month of Tammuz for 1 mina |
| 3 | u2-s,u2-bu _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-qa2-ad | he will bring in the silver he shall weigh out. |
| 4 | szal2-mi3-szu-nu u3 ke-ni-szu-nu | their well-being and their trust |
| 5 | ra-ki-is | |
| seal 47 | ||
| 1 | szu-hu-bu-ur | Šuḫubur |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-la-ba-a | son of Šulaba |
Sources & licences
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