CDLI Seals 001417 (physical) (P216613)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. en-men-an-na
 en: En-men-ana:
2. ur-si
 en: Ursi,
3. i3-du8
 en: door-keeper,
4. ARAD2-da-ni
 en: (is) her servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216613

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Marble
Preservation
Seal Number S001417

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 09844
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 9582

References

  • primary: RIME 2, .01.04.2019, ex. 01 (1993)

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: AfO 17 (pp. 10 - 48), 27

    [Sollberger1956Chronology] Sollberger, Edmond. 1954-56. “Sur La Chronologie Des Rois d’Ur et Quelques Problèmes Connexes.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, 10–48.

  • history: UE 2, no. 198

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

  • citation: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 77 no. 108

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-13 at 15:20:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-05 at 17:40:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-03 at 10:16:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-09-22 at 12:03:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-03 at 16:43:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-28 at 14:34:46 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001417 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216613.
CDLI Seals 001417 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216613). (2024, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216613 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001417 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216613 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001417 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216613.
CDLI Seals 001417 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216613). (2024, September 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216613 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001417 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216613 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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