TIM 09, 019 (P223439)

Wisdom or proverb tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 043438

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverbs)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Proverbs)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P223439
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P223439

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 043438
Accession Number

References

primary: TIM 9, 19

[vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.
history: Alster Proverbs, 298

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 09, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223439.

TIM 09, 019 artifact entry (No. P223439). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223439 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223439 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223439},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TIM 09, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223439.

TIM 09, 019 artifact entry (No. P223439). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223439 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223439 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TIM 09, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223439},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223439
LB  - CDLI:P223439
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - TIM 09, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223439
ER  -