TIM 05, 04 (P223320)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 049120,3

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sikil-tur u3 dumu-munus gaba_
2. _ki#_ {munus}na-ra-am-tum _dam_ a-li2-ma-si-ki
3. u3 bu-zu-zu-um _dumu-a-ni_
4. {disz}na-ra-am-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_
5. {disz}ku-bu-um
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. {disz}{munus}na-ra-am-ti-{d}a-a
8. a-na {disz}{munus}i-s,u2-ur-tum _dumu-munus-a-ni_
9. u2-ul _dumu-munus-a-ni_ i-qa-ab-bi-ma
10. i-na e2-tim u3 i-ga-ri-im
11. i-te-e-el-li
12. {disz}{munus}i-s,u2-ur-tum
13. a-na {disz}{munus}na-ra-am-ti-{d}a-a _ama-a-ni_
14. u2-ul um-mi i-qa-ab-bi-ma
15. u2-ga-la-bu-szi-ma
reverse
1. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-na-ad-di-nu-szi
2. ba-qir i-ba-qa-ru
3. _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na _lugal i3-la2-e_
4. u3 li-sza-an-szu i-la-ap-pa-at
5. _igi_ in!-bu-sza _dumu_ li-pi2-it-{d}a-ba
6. {disz}i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
7. {disz}bu-ru-um _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
8. {disz}i-na-ia _dumu_ e2-a-mu-sza-lim
9. {disz}ib-ni-{d}tiszpak _dumu_ ri-im-{d}iszkur
10. {disz}{munus}tu-x-[x]-ab _dumu-munus_ a-ha-mar-szi
11. {disz}sa-ni-qu2-ur-tum _dumu-munus_ ba-ak-x
12. u3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
13. _mu 2(disz) {gesz}tukul ku3-sig17_ {d}iszkur-ra
seal 1
1. in-bu-sza
2. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-{d}a-ba
3. _ARAD2_ i-ba-al-pi-el
seal 2
1. i-na-ia
2. _dumu_ e2-a-mu-sza-lim
seal 3
1. i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar
2. _dumu_ a-pil-{d}suen
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}mar-tu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P223320

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 049120,3
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TIM 5, 4

    [vanDijk1968TIM5] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1968. Old Babylonian Contracts and Related Material. Texts in the Iraq Museum 5. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-08 at 08:58:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-23 at 11:53:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-21 at 12:16:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 05, 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P223320.
TIM 05, 04 artifact entry (No. P223320). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223320
TIM 05, 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223320 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 05, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223320},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P223320
LB  - CDLI:P223320
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TIM 05, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223320
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 05, 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 15, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P223320.
TIM 05, 04 artifact entry (No. P223320). (2003, May 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223320
TIM 05, 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223320 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2003TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {may 15},
	title = {TIM 05, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223320},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/5/15/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P223320
LB  - CDLI:P223320
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TIM 05, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223320
ER  -
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