Fs Matous 2, 125 (P272898)
Letter, Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Matous 2, 125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272898 |
| Museum no. | WAM 48.1462 |
| Collection | Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | From Itur-ilī |
| obverse 2 | to Ennam-Aššur |
| obverse 3 | say: 8 minas of tiri-silver |
| obverse 4 | I gave you, |
| obverse 5 | 8 minas of tiri-silver |
| obverse 6 | under my seal Saḫarli |
| obverse 7 | and Azu brought to you; |
| obverse 8 | in all, 16 minas have come to you. |
| obverse 9 | Why is it that |
| obverse 10 | for yourself gold, |
| obverse 11 | each shekel you made and |
| obverse 12 | you sent here, but |
| reverse 1 | to me nothing |
| reverse 2 | you sent? |
| reverse 3 | This is important: for |
| reverse 4 | the 16 minas of silver red gold |
| reverse 5 | for smelting |
| reverse 6 | buy and with your servant |
| reverse 7 | send to me! This is important: |
| reverse 8 | a dishonest man |
| reverse 9 | must not cheat you! To |
| reverse 10 | drinking yourself |
| reverse 11 | do not give! To white gold |
| reverse 12 | your hand |
| reverse 13 | do not lift. |
| left 1 | You may not know that white tin |
| left 2 | is plentiful here. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma i-tur4-dingir-ma | |
| 2 | a-na e-nam-a-szur3 | |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma _8(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | |
| 4 | ti2!-ri a-di2-na-kum | |
| 5 | _8(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ti2-ri | |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a sa3-ha-ar#-li | |
| 7 | u3 a-zu na-asz2-u2-ni#-kum | |
| 8 | _szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na_ i-li-ka3-kum | |
| 9 | mi3-szu sza a-na | |
| 10 | ra-mi3-ni-ka3 _ku3-sig17_ | |
| 11 | _1(disz) gin2_ te2-pu-szu-ma | |
| 12 | tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-a-ti2 mi3-ma | |
| 2 | la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | |
| 3 | a-pu-tum sza | |
| 4 | _1(u) 6(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | |
| 5 | sa3-ma-am sza sza-ab2-szu-lim | |
| 6 | sza-a-ma ki s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | |
| 7 | sze2-bi4-lam a-pu-tum | |
| 8 | sza-li-um i-s,e2-ri-ka3 | |
| 9 | la2 i-sza-a-la2 a-na | |
| 10 | ka3-si2-im ra-ma-ka3 | |
| 11 | la2 ta-da-an a-na _ku3-sig17_ | |
| 12 | pu-s,i2-e qa2-at-ka3 | |
| 13 | la2 tu3-ba-al | |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 ti2-di2-e ki-ma a-na-kam | |
| 2 | pu-s,i2-u2 ma-du-u2-ni | |
Sources & licences
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