Fs Matous 2, 125 (P272898)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1462

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

-

Measurements

48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma i-tur4-dingir-ma
 en: From Itur-ilī
2. a-na e-nam-a-szur3
 en: to Ennam-Aššur
3. qi2-bi4-ma _8(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
 en: say: 8 minas of tiri-silver
4. ti2!-ri a-di2-na-kum
 en: I gave you,
5. _8(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ti2-ri
 en: 8 minas of tiri-silver
6. ku-nu-ki-a sa3-ha-ar#-li
 en: under my seal Saḫarli
7. u3 a-zu na-asz2-u2-ni#-kum
 en: and Azu brought to you;
8. _szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na_ i-li-ka3-kum
 en: in all, 16 minas have come to you.
9. mi3-szu sza a-na
 en: Why is it that
10. ra-mi3-ni-ka3 _ku3-sig17_
 en: for yourself gold,
11. _1(disz) gin2_ te2-pu-szu-ma
 en: each shekel you made and
  erasure at end of line
12. tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ma
 en: you sent here, but
  erasure at end of line
reverse
1. i-a-ti2 mi3-ma
 en: to me nothing
  erasure at end of line
2. la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni
 en: you sent?
  erasure at end of line
3. a-pu-tum sza
 en: This is important: for
4. _1(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_
 en: the 16 minas of silver red gold
5. sa3-ma-am sza sza-ab2-szu-lim
 en: for smelting
6. sza-a-ma ki s,u2-ha-ri-ka3
 en: buy and with your servant
7. sze2-bi4-lam a-pu-tum
 en: send to me! This is important:
8. sza-li-um i-s,e2-ri-ka3
 en: a dishonest man
9. la2 i-sza-a-la2 a-na
 en: must not cheat you! To
10. ka3-si2-im ra-ma-ka3
 en: drinking yourself
11. la2 ta-da-an a-na _ku3-sig17_
 en: do not give! To white gold
12. pu-s,i2-e qa2-at-ka3
 en: your hand
13. la2 tu3-ba-al
 en: do not lift.
left
1. la2 ti2-di2-e ki-ma a-na-kam
 en: You may not know that white tin
2. pu-s,i2-u2 ma-du-u2-ni
 en: is plentiful here.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P272898

Physical information

Cappadocian Tablet, clay

Artifact type Tablet
Cappadocian Tablet, clay
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
brown clay tablet w/ cuneiform inscription

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
dealer claims the tablet was found at Caesarea
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 48.1462
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Larsen, Fs Matous 2, 2, 125

    [Larsen1978FsMatous] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1978. In Festschrift Lubor Matouš. Budapest : Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem.

  • history: JNES 34 (pp. 225- 248)

    [Canby1975JNES34] Canby, Jeanny Vorys. 1975. “The Walters Gallery Cappadocian Tablet and the Sphinx in Anatolia in the Second Millennium B. C.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 34 (4): 225–48. https://doi.org/10.1086/372427.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-22 at 13:28:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-15 at 15:12:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-04 at 08:21:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Matous 2, 125 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272898.
Fs Matous 2, 125 artifact entry (No. P272898). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272898 (Original work published 1970)
Fs Matous 2, 125 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272898 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Fs {Matous} 2, 125 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272898},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Matous 2, 125 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272898.
Fs Matous 2, 125 artifact entry (No. P272898). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272898 (Original work published 1970)
Fs Matous 2, 125 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272898 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272898},
}


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