Mati

"Alexander found it using a map that was with the box, a map he then hid from the world. But the name he gave this map was "Mati""

- Lara

Mati, as Alexander the Great named it, is the map leading to the Cradle of Life, that holds the Pandora's Box. It's dot markings are a code for deciphering the orb with sound. If the sound is played near Mati, it then reveals the location of the Cradle of Life through a projection. In Africa on the Mountain of God, the Mati is also used to open a way to Cradle of Life, and make the Shadow Guardians disappear.

Alexander the Great also had an amulet forged depicting the form in which the orb can be opened. Alexander hid the Mati to Luna Temple with the amulet.

In 2003, Lara Croft found the Mati in the now sunken Luna Temple, but lost it immediately to Shay Ling leader Chen Lo. Chen Lo was hired by Jonathan Reiss to obtain it, but after seeing that Lara Croft is after it, Chen Lo realized it's price and wanted to re-negotiate the price. Reiss then threatened his family to make sure he gets Mati. Chen Lo sent his brother Xien Lo to Shanghai to hand over Mati to Reiss, but Lara Croft intervened and Xien was shot. Reiss now had the Mati and was attempting to decipher it in Hong Kong, but Lara and Terry Sheridan stole it from him. Bryce had figured out that sound ids the key, and they found the location of the Pandora's Box. Once Lara reached the Mountain of God, Reiss appeared and forced Lara to accompany him and Kosa up the mountain. To save Kosa, Lara used the Mati to open the way to the Cradle of Life.

Appearances

 * Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life