Fs Matous 127-128 (P272901)

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

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Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 48.1465

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

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Measurements

51.0 mm × 67.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma bu-zu-ta-a-ma a-[na] [...]
en: From Buzutaja to [...],
2. puzur4-sa-tu-e a-szur3-[x x x x u3 pu]-szu#-ki#-in#
en: Puzur-szadue, Aszszur-[...], Puszuken:
3. qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam a-szu-mi3 il5#? [x x x a?]-wi#?-li-im
en: Because of the [...] of the [man?]
4. a-lam am-hu-ur-ma tup-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} al-qe2-ma
en: I confronted the city here and I got a tablet of the City
5. a-na ka3-ri-im s,a-hi-ir _gal_ na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2
en: adressed to the primary assembly of the colony, which they bring (it) to you.
6. a-ma-kam tup-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} szi2-ta-me-a-ma# ka3-ra-am
en: Therefore you should listen to the tablet of the City,
7. mu-uh3-ra-ma ki-ma ka3-ru-um s,a-hi-ir _gal_ a-na
en: and you must confront the colony and (have it established) that it was the primary assembly of the colony,
8. ki-sze2-er-szi2-im i-di2-u2-szu-ni-ma a-na-ku la2 a-di2-u2-szu-ni
en: and not I, who threw him into jail.
9. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma tup-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im
en: My dear brothers, take care and (get hold of) a tablet
10. ka3#-ni-isz{ki} u2 na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 sza ka3-ri-im
en: of the Kanesz colony and a message from
11. [pu]-ru#-usz-ha-tim sza ki-ma ka2-ra-am ka3-ni-isz{ki} is,-li-u2-ma a-mu-tam2
en: the Puruszaddum colony, indicating that he cheated the Kanesz colony and (sold?) the iron
12. [i]-pu#-ru-usz-ha-tim# [x] a-szi2-a-ti2 ka3-ru-um s,a-hi-ir _gal_
en: in Puruszhaddum. For that reason the primary assembly of the colony
13. [...] ih-da-ma
en: [threw him into jail?]. Take care [...]
reverse
1'. [a-s,e2]-er# _e2-gal#_-lim [...]
en: [to] the palace [...
2'. [x x]-um ig-mu-[...]
en: [...]
3'. [_e2]-gal#_-lim a-di2-nu-ni u2# _e2-gal_-lum2 [...]
en: [which] I gave to the palace, and to the palace [...]
4'. ik-le-e-ma 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er# [...]
en: held me back, and [...] 2 minas of silver to [...]
5'. usz-bu-nu u2 a-na ti2-ra-at _e2-gal_-lim i-nu-[mi3] [...]
en: live; and for the orders of the palace, when I stayed
6'. i-na ki-sze2-er-szi2-im wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni _tug2-hi-a_ ta-ta#-[ad]-na-ni
en: in jail you sold textiles for me.
7'. i-na a-mu-tim u2 _tug2-hi-a_ ta-da-nim a-szur3-ma-lik
en: When the iron and the textiles were sold in Aszszur-malik,
8'. kur-ub-isztar _szesz_-szu a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-a
en: Kurub-Isztar, his brother Aszszur-imitti, son of Ikkupija,
9'. puzur4-sa-tu-e u2 a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na szi2-bu-a
en: Puzur-szadue and Aszszur-makik, son of Luzina, were my witnesses.
10'. i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-li-im _mar-tu_-ba-ni szu-ku-bu-um
en: When the money was paid Ammurumbani, Szu-Kubum,
11'. _dumu_ a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
en: son of Aszszur-bel-awatim, Aszszur-malik son of Alahum,
12'. puzur4-sa-tu-e# u2 a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na
en: Puzur-szadue and Aszszur-malik, son of Luzina,
13'. isz-ti2-<a> a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-li-u2-ma _ku3-babbar_ asz2-qul
en: went up to the palace together with (me) and I paid the money:
14'. szi2-bu-a a-wil-li s,a-ab-ta-ma a-na _ka2 dingir_
en: they are my witnesses. Seize the men and [lead them] to the Gate of the God
15'. [sze2-ri-da-szu-nu x] x-ku-nu a-ma-la2
en: [...] in accordance with
top
1. [...] x x nim#
en: [...]
2. x nu [...]
en: [...]
3. a-mu-tim# ub-la2-ni um-ma#
en: of the iron he brought.
left
1. u2 a-mu-tam2 le-qe2-a# [...]
en: (he) said: also, take the iron [...]
2. _tab-ba_-u2-a a-mu-tam2 a-[...]
en: of my partners [...] the iron [...]
3. u2 a-na-ku-ma a-la2-qe2 [...]
en: and I will take [...]
4. a-na-ku-ma ba-ba-ka3 i-[...]
en: I personaly will [...] our gate [...]
5. a-di2-nu-szu-ni puzur4-sa-tu-[e] [...]
en: which I gave to him, Puzur-szadue [...]

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Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
Cappadocian Tablet, clay
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 67.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: brown clay tablet with cuneiform inscription
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Artifact comments:
Cappadocian Tablet, clay

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: Larsen, Fs Matous 2, 127-128

[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.
history: OACC, p. 190

[Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

includes a transliteration and a translation
history: LAPO 19, 209

[Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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Museum No.: WAM 48.1465
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:
dealer claims the tablet was found at Caesarea
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-22 at 13:28:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-15 at 15:12:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2019-08-15 at 09:30:49	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2019-07-11 at 08:27:59	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Giles, Ralph	CDLI	approved
2018-06-15 at 20:50:13	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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 127-128 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272901.

Fs Matous 127-128 artifact entry (No. P272901). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272901 (Original work published 1970)

Fs Matous 127-128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272901 (Accessed: September 30, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Matous 127-128 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272901.

Fs Matous 127-128 artifact entry (No. P272901). (2024, October 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272901 (Original work published 1970)

Fs Matous 127-128 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272901 (Accessed: September 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 22},
	title = {Fs {Matous} 127-128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272901},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/22/
PY  - 2024
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TI  - Fs Matous 127-128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P272901
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