TIM 03, 149 (P134001)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 043789

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SI.A-a archive)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _ur5-sze3#_
3. _ki_ SI-A-a-ta
4. puzur4-ha-li2
5. szu#-{d}en-lil2 _nu-banda3_
6. _szu# ba-ti_
7. isz-du _e2-duru5_-im
reverse
1a. _ki_# a2-bi2-la-num2
1b. [a]-di3 pa2-ti-im#
  line 1b added on envelope
2. _nam 1(gesz2) szuku |MASZ.EN.GAG|_
3. en-um-i3-li2
4. isz-du pa2-ti-im#
5. a-di3 _e-du6-la_
6. _szuku-bi 2(bur3)-am3_
7. _nam# 1(gesz2) ku-ru-da
8. isz-du pa2-ti-im#!
9. a-di3 _e-du6-la_
10. _szuku 1(bur3)-am3_
11. _nam 1(gesz2)_ i-din-er3#!-[ra]
left
1. puzur4-ha#-li2# [...]
2. SI-A-a _in#-[...]_
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-la#?
2'. [...]-ti
3'. [...]-i3-li2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SI.A-a archive)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134001

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
modern Wilayah ?
Written In
Archive SI.A-a
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 043789
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015250

References

  • primary: TIM 3, 149

    [vanDijk1966TIM3] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1966. The Archives of Nūršamaš and Other Loans. Texts in the Iraq Museum 3. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: Fs Falkenstein p.121-136, p. 128

    [Raschid1967Verträge] Rashid, Fawzi. 1967. “Verträge Aus Der Ur III- Und Der Altbabylonischen Zeit.” In Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Adam Falkenstein Zum 17. September 1966, edited by Dietz Otto Edzard. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • citation: Debt and Economic Renewal (pp. 108-135), 130 no. 6

    [Steinkeller2002Moneylending] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2002. “Money-Lending Practices in Ur III Babylonia: The Issue of Economic Motivation.” Edited by Michael Hudson and Marc Van De Mieroop. Debt and Economic Renewal in the Ancient Near East.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-21 at 17:47:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-28 at 17:54:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-06-21 at 10:30:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-17 at 14:44:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-20 at 02:28:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-20 at 02:27:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:12:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:08:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 03, 149 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134001.
TIM 03, 149 artifact entry (No. P134001). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134001
TIM 03, 149 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134001 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TIM 03, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134001},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134001
LB  - CDLI:P134001
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TIM 03, 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134001
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 03, 149 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P134001.
TIM 03, 149 artifact entry (No. P134001). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134001
TIM 03, 149 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134001 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TIM 03, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134001},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P134001
LB  - CDLI:P134001
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TIM 03, 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134001
ER  -
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