Fs Matous 2, 126 (P272899)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1463

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

53.0 mm × 57.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na lu-zi-na qi2-bi-ma
en: To Luzina
2. um-ma mi3-szu!-_gal_
en: from Miszszu-rabi
3. u2 en-um-a-szur3-ma
en: and Ennum-Aszszur:
4. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
en: 3 1/3 minas 6 shekels of silver
5. u2 1/2(disz) ma-na 2/3(disz)? _gin2 ku3-ki_
en: and 1/2 mina 2/3? shekel of sea-gold
6. sza ti2-a-am-tim 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
en: converted at the rate 6:1
7. a _ku3-babbar_ la2-qe2 a-ha-ma
en: to silver; further,
8. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza ab2-ni-szu!
en: 3 shekels of gold from ore,
9. 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ la2-qe2
en: converted at the rate 8:1
10. ku-nu-ki sza mi3-szu!-_gal_
en: Under the seal of Miszszu-rabi:
bottom
1. {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
en: Amurrum-bani,
2. _dumu_ szu-ma-li-bi-li-a
en: son of Szumma-libbi-ilija,
reverse
1. na-asz2-a-kum
en: this brings (him) to you.
2. a-ha-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na 4(disz) gin2_
en: Further, 1/2 mina 4 shekels,
3. szi2-im szi2-na _ansze-hi-a_
en: the price of two donkeys,
4. szu-ut-ma na-asz2-a-kum
en: the same man brings to you.
5. 1(disz) _ansze_ me-et 2(disz) _ansze-hi-a_
en: One donkey is dead. Two donkeys
6. 6(disz) u2-ka3-pi3 3(disz) i-la2-tim
en: 6 saddle-skins , 3 bags,
7. 3(siz) zu-ur-zi 3(disz) na-ru-qa2-tim
en: 3 zurzu-containers, 3 sacks
8. sza li-wi-tim
en: for packing purposes
9. ga-al-ga na-asz2-a-kum
en: Galga brings to you.
10. ra? be? ga? sig5# a-na
en: your good [...]
11. sza-la2-tu3-ar u2 _tug2-hi-a_
en: plus the textiles into Szalatuwar
top
1. nu-sze-ra-ab2-ma
en: we shall bring (them).
2. ni-za-ku-ma
en: We shall set out again
left
1. ni-ta-la2-kam
en: when we are cleared.

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P272899
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P272899

Physical information

Cappadocian Tablet, clay

Artifact type	Tablet Cappadocian Tablet, clay
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 57.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	brown clay tablet w/ cuneiform inscription

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number	WAM 48.1463
Accession Number

References

primary: Larsen, Fs Matous 2, 2, 126

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-22 at 13:28:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-15 at 15:12:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-06-23 at 12:13:53	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-23 at 12:13:28	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-20 at 04:01:08	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Matous 2, 126 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272899.

Fs Matous 2, 126 artifact entry (No. P272899). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272899 (Original work published 1970)

Fs Matous 2, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272899 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Matous 2, 126 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272899.

Fs Matous 2, 126 artifact entry (No. P272899). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272899 (Original work published 1970)

Fs Matous 2, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272899 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	title = {Fs {Matous} 2, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272899},
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