TIMA 1, 042 (P491554)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 226645bis

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] bar-dul5#
2. [...] sag-da
3. [...] bar-dul5
4. [...]-x 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
5. e2#-gu-na
6. [...] bar-DU
7. [n tug2] bala
8. tug2# a2-gu-mug
9. 1(asz@c) tug2 bala
10. gesz-sza3-DU#-UD#?
11. dumu da-x-li
12. 1(asz@c) tug2 bala
13. lu2#-pa3-da
14. [...]-gu-mug
15. x 1(asz@c) bar-dul5
16. [...]-gesz szu-ku6
17. [...] tug2# amar-su4 x
18. [...] ur-sukkal-mah
19. [...]-x
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 [...]
4. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 1(asz@c) [...]
5. 1(asz@c) tug2 sza3-zi#-[um]
6. ur-gesz-x
7. 1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2? [...]
8. al-mu
9. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 1(asz@c) tug2-[...]
10. 1(asz@c) tug2 sza3-zi-[um]
11. szesz-kur-ra
12. 1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-[lam2]
13. ur-{d}szara2
14. 1(asz@c) bar-[dul5]
15. da#-[...]
16. 1(asz@c) tug2 [...]
17. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
blank space
4. 2(asz@c) ku6 [...] gurdub2#
5. 3(asz@c) sag-[...] x-x
blank space
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [n] tug2 gu2-ansze
5. [...] e2#-gal-kam
6. [...]-x-su sza3-a-gu
7. [n] bar#-dul5#
8. [n] 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
9. [n] 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) tug2 sza3-ga-ta
10. szunigin 1(u@c) tug2 sza3-zi-um
11. [n] mu 2(disz@t) u4 gen-a-am3
12. x u4 2(u) 5(disz@t)
13. al#-la-a
14. [...] gesz-ta
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P491554
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P491554

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 226645bis
Accession Number

References

primary: TIMA 1, 042

[Abid2015] Abid, Basima Jaleel, and Amira Edan al-Dahab. 2015.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-12-09 at 18:40:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-12-09 at 11:21:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-11-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TIMA 1, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491554.

TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry (No. P491554). (2015, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491554

TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491554 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2015TIMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491554},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/11/24/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P491554
LB  - CDLI:P491554
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491554
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIMA 1, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491554.

TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry (No. P491554). (2015, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491554

TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491554 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2015TIMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491554},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/11/24/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P491554
LB  - CDLI:P491554
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TIMA 1, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491554
ER  -