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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 013401

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P223316

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 013401
Accession Number

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-29 at 09:34:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	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  - 2026/11/2/
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: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	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  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TIM 04, 54 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223316
ER  -
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