CTMMA 1, 093 (P273598)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 66.245.16

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am sza i-s,e2-er
3. qar-dum-{d}iszkur
4. a-szur-tak2-la2-ku i-szu-u2-ni-ma
5. _ku3-babbar_-um / i-na a-lim{ki}
6. ra-ak-su2 / _ku3-babbar_-am
7. a-szur-tak2-la2-ku sza-bu
8. t,up-pu-um sza 7(disz) _ma-na_
9. _ku3-babbar_-im / sza i-li-a-ni
10. sa3-ar _igi_ szu-la2-ba-an
reverse
1. _igi_ su2-sa3-a
2. _igi_ szu-be2-lim
  rest blank
envelope
obverse
  seal A/57
1. [_kiszib3_ szu]-la2#-ba-an _dumu_ dan-nu-i3-li2
2. [_kiszib3_ su2]-sa3-a _dumu_ szu#-esz18-dar
3. [_kiszib3_] a-szur-tak2-la2-ku# _dumu#_ a-la2-hi-im
  seal B/58
4. _kiszib3_ szu-be-lim _dumu_ ku-zi-zi-a
  seal B/58
5. 7(disz) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2]-am#
6. [sza i]-s,e2#-er# [qar-dum-{d}iszkur]
reverse
  seal C/50
1. [a-szur]-tak2#-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
2. [i-szu]-u2-ni-ma _ku3-babbar#_ i-na a-lim{ki}
3. [ra-ak]-su2# _ku3-babbar_-um a-szur-tak2-la2-ku sza-bu
4. [t,up-pu]-um sza 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-im
  seal D/59
5. [sza] i-li-a-ni sa3-ar
  seal D/59
right
  seal C/50
seal 57
1. a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku
2. _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
seal 59
1. [...] x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    SxD = Teissier 524 (szu-be-lim dumu ku-zi-zi-a)

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1988. [CTMMA 1, 093 (Larsen1988-93953)]

    primary

  • N.d. [apud Spar, I., ed. (1509421)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MMA 66.245.16
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-08-04 at 08:24:15 Firth, Richard Firth, Richard CDLI approved
2009-11-11 at 22:50:55 Englund, Robert K. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012138 (composite) (P500570) - Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012201 (composite) (P500633) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012200 (composite) (P500632) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 093 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2005. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273598.

CTMMA 1, 093 artifact entry (No. P273598). (2005, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273598

CTMMA 1, 093 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273598 (Accessed: March 22, 2023).

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