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Artist |
Itur-ili (Assyrian) |
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Title |
Business Letter |
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Description |
English: Around 20,000 clay tablets were found at the site of Kültepe (ancient Kanesh). Such a large find indicates that the city had an extensive commercial quarter, where foreign Assyrian merchants lived and operated during the 19th century BC. Sent from Itur-ili in Assyria to Ennam-Ashur in Kanesh, this letter concerns the important trade in precious metals. Itur-ili, the senior partner, offers wise words of advice to Ennam-Ashur: "This is important; no dishonest man must cheat you! So do not succumb to drink!" |
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Date |
between circa 1850 and circa 1700 BC date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Old Assyrian) |
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Medium | baked clay | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 4.8 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm (1.8 × 1.7 × 0.6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
48.1462 |
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Place of creation | Kanesh (present-day Kültepe, Turkey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Shrunken Treasures: Miniaturization in Books and Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Transcription] From Itur-ili / to Ennam-Aszszur / say: 8 minas of tiri-silver / I gave you / 8 minas of tiri-silver / under my seal Saharli / and Azu have brought you; / in all, 16 minas have come to you. / Why is it that / for yourself / you have made every shekel of gold / that you could / and sent it here, / but you have sent nothing to me? / This is important: / buy for the 16 minas of silver / some red gold for smelting / and send it to me with your servant! / This is important: / a dishonest man / must not cheat you! / To drink / do not succumb! / White gold: / Do not involve yourself. / You must know that there is / a lot of white gold here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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