TIMA 1, 053 (P491565)

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 226197

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. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. [...] x-me
4. [...] x-ni
5. [...] ga-ar3
6. lugal#-bi
7. unu3-me
8. 2(asz@c) dug? sila3?
9. 1(asz@c) 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
10. 1(asz@c) dug? ur-na-LAGAB
11. ur-nigar
12. 1(asz@c) dug#? 4(disz) sila3 i3
13. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
14. 2(u)# 4(disz) ma-na# siki#
15. lugal#-x
16. 1(asz@c) 4(disz) sila3 i3
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
2. 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki
3. sukkal-gesz
4. 1(asz@c) dug? 3(disz@t) ma-na siki
5. szesz-lum-zi
blank space
6. szunigin 8(asz@c) dug? 8(disz@t) sila3# [...]
7. szunigin 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 7(disz@t) i3 ga?-ar3
8. gur sag-gal2
9. szunigin 3(asz@c) kasz? n ma#-na siki
10. {d}ildux(NAGAR)-pa-e3
11. 5(asz@c) x sila3 i3
12. 1(asz@c) [n] ga-ar3 gur
13. szesz#-kur-ra unu3
14. 3(asz@c) dug i3
15. 3(ban2@c) 1(disz@c) ga-ar3#
16. 1(asz@c) dug x
reverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) dug 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. [n] ga#-ar3
3. 1(asz@c) [n] 3(disz) [ma]-na siki
4. ne#-sag#
5. 3(asz@c) dug n ma-na
6. en-esz3#?
7. szunigin 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) dug 3(disz@t) sila3 i3-nun
8. szunigin 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) la2# 1(disz@t) sila3 ga-ar3
9. gur sag-gal2
10. szunigin 5(asz@c) dug 2(disz) ma-na siki ud5
11. {d}en#-ki kar-mah
12. [...] unu3#
13. [...] x
14. [...] x
15. [...] sila3# i3
column 2
1. 3(barig@c) 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
2. 1(asz@c) dug 1(asz@c) ma-na
3. usz-bar? dumu e2
4. [...]
5. x x [...]
6. [...] i3
7. [n] ga#-ar3#
8. lugal#-x?
9. [...] dur?-an-na
blank space
10. [n] 4(asz@c) dug 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
11. [n] 1(asz@c) 3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3 gur
12. szunigin# 4(asz@c) dug la2 2(disz@t) ma-na
13. [...] ud5
14. [...] nesag? dingir-dingir-e#-ne
15. [...] ensi2#-ke4# [...]

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	P491565
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P491565

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 226197
Accession Number

References

primary: TIMA 1, 053

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-12-09 at 18:40:24	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, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491565.

TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry (No. P491565). (2015, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491565

TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491565 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2015TIMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491565},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TIMA 1, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P491565.

TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry (No. P491565). (2015, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491565

TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491565 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2015TIMA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491565},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/11/24/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P491565
LB  - CDLI:P491565
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TIMA 1, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491565
ER  -