TIM 09, 018 (P223480)

Wisdom or proverb tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 062823

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	P223480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P223480

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 062823
Accession Number

References

primary: TIM 9, 18

[vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.
history: Alster Proverbs, 243, 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 Artifact

“TIM 09, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223480.

TIM 09, 018 artifact entry (No. P223480). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223480 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223480 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TIM 09, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223480},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TIM 09, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223480.

TIM 09, 018 artifact entry (No. P223480). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223480 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223480 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {TIM 09, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223480
LB  - CDLI:P223480
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - TIM 09, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223480
ER  -