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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USAMuseum Number
WAM 48.1463Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
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53.0 mm × 57.0 mm
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.
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet Artifact type comments:
Cappadocian Tablet, clay
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 57.0 wide
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- Condition Description: brown clay tablet w/ cuneiform inscription
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Artifact comments:
Cappadocian Tablet, clay
- Genre(s): Letter
- Language(s):
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primary: Larsen, Fs Matous 2, 2, 126
[Larsen1978FsMatous] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1978. In Festschrift Lubor Matouš. Budapest : Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem.
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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.
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- Museum No.: WAM 48.1463
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- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-22 at 13:28:22 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-09-15 at 15:12:56 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-06-23 at 12:13:53 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-06-23 at 12:13:28 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-06-20 at 04:01:08 | Johnson, J. Cale | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:38:45 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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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 28, 2025).
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272899},
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