sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː bˌiːsˈiː pɹˈɪzəm ʌv ˈɛsɑːɹhˌædən ɹᵻfˈɜːz tʊ ɪɾ æz tˈeɪmsi, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐ sˈɪɾistˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ pˈeɪd tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə nˈiːoʊɐsˈɪɹiən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.
673 BC (Prism of Esarhaddon) refers to it as Tamesi, described as a city-state which paid tribute to the Neo-Assyrian Empire.