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| Keywords: Turkish - Cappadocian Tablet with Cumeiform Inscription - Walters 481463 - View A.jpg This tablet is unglazed ca 2100 BC Old Assyrian brown clay cm 5 3 5 7 accession number 48 1463 17515 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York claims found at Caesarea Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1913 Translation To Luzina / from Miszszu-rabi / and Ennum-Aszszur / 3 1/3 minas 6 shekels of silver / and 1/2 mina 2 /3 shekel of sea-gold / converted at the rate 6 1 / to silver; further / 3 shekels of gold from ore / converted at the rate 8 1 / Under the seal of Miszszu-rabi / Amurrum-bani / son of Szumma-libbi-ilija / this brings him to you / Further 1/2 mina 4 shekels / the price of two donkeys / the same man brings to you / One donkey is dead Two donkeys / 6 saddle-skins 3 bags / 3 zurzu-containers 3 sacks / for packing purposes / Galga brings to you / your good / plus the textiles into Szalatuwar / we shall bring them / We shall set out again / when we are cleared place of origin Cappadocia Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Turkey Cuneiform on clay tablets Clay tablets Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
