TIM 04, 54 (P223316)

Legal tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 013401

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. nam-e2-da-di [...]
2. mu-am3 iti 1(disz)-[kam u4 1(u)-kam]
3. bala gub-ba e2-a-i-din-[nam]
4. ki e2-a-i-din-nam#
5. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-[s,ur]
6. dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4
7. in-szi-in-sa10
8. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
9. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. in-na-an-la2
11. u4 kur2-sze3 e2-a-i-din-nam
reverse
1. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
2. iti 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-kam e2-da-di
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi {d}nanna-a-ra-mu-un-ge-en
6. dumu {d}inanna-ma-an-szum2
7. igi li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu el-le-tum
8. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul#
9. igi a-at-ta-a dub-[sar]
  single ruling
10. iti kin-{d}inanna# [u4 n-kam]
11. mu sa-am-[su-i-lu-na lugal-e] kur gu2-si-a [an-ga-am3] usu mah [{d}marduk-ka-ke4] mu-un#-[na-an-szum2-ma-ta]
envelope
  (adds at the end of reverse line 2:)
seal 1
1. e2-a-i-din-nam#
2. dumu ma-re-er-s,e-tim

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: TIM 4, 54

    [vanDijk1967TIM4] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1967. Old Babylonian Contracts and Juridical Texts. Texts in the Iraq Museum 4. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: MC 3, 43

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

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  • Museum No.: IM 013401
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-10-29 at 09:34:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223316.
TIM 04, 54 artifact entry (No. P223316). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223316 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 54 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223316 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223316},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223316
LB  - CDLI:P223316
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - TIM 04, 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223316
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 04, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223316.
TIM 04, 54 artifact entry (No. P223316). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223316 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 04, 54 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223316 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TIM 04, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223316},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223316
LB  - CDLI:P223316
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - TIM 04, 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223316
ER  - 
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