CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) (P217332)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 004221

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ad-da
 en: Adda,
2. ugula e2
 en: the estate overseer
3. en-he2-du7-an-na
 en: of Enḫedu’ana.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Pre-Classical Sargonic
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/P217332

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation
Seal Number S001437

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 09178
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 004221
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 8860

References

  • primary: RIME 2, .01.01.2004, 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: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 16a

    [Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

  • history: UET 1, 0272

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: UE 2, no. 307

    [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), 75 no. 89

    [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
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49 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
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-03 at 17:00:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-06 at 14:44:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001437 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P217332.
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (No. P217332). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217332 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217332 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001437 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P217332.
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (No. P217332). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217332 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217332 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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