TIM 09, 096 (P220661)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 062820

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (judgement)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [n GAN2 {gesz}]kiri6-sze3
2'. lugal#-nig2-zu
3'. dumu# ur-LI
4'. nimgir-ke4
5'. a#-pu2?*-lu2#
6'. dumu mes#?-x-[x]-ra
7'. mu-na-szum2
8'. u4#*?-bi-ta#
9'. x*-lu ba-usz2#*-a#
10'. gissu#-na-ni-kam#?
11'. [...] x x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. dumu# [...]
2'. lugal-[nig2?-zu?-ra]
3'. ba-gi4
4'. lul#*-lam
5'. szesz#*-mu
6'. ku3 nu-na-szum2
7'. in#-na-du11
8'. lugal-nig2-zu
9'. e2 {d}en-ki-ka
10'. x (x) x [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [(x)] x i7-da#?* [...]
blank space
2'. [x] AN# x x x [...]
3'. x x x x [...]
traces of 5 lines
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x x zu
blank space
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x (x)
left
1'. [...]-na ba-de2 x (x)
rest broken
(* collations of J.A. Black)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (judgement)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220661
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220661

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 062820
Accession Number

References

primary: TIM 9, 96

[vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.
history: MC 4, 6

[Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2015-02-01 at 08:41:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 09, 096 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220661.

TIM 09, 096 artifact entry (No. P220661). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220661

TIM 09, 096 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220661 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TIM 09, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220661},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220661
LB  - CDLI:P220661
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - TIM 09, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220661
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 09, 096 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220661.

TIM 09, 096 artifact entry (No. P220661). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220661

TIM 09, 096 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220661 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TIM 09, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220661},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220661
LB  - CDLI:P220661
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - TIM 09, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220661
ER  -