CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) (P226946)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04359

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Seal

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: For the god Ningišzida,
2. lugal-a-ni
 en: his lord,
3. nam-ti
 en: for the life
4. {d}szul-gi
 en: of Šulgi,
5. nita kal-ga-sze3
 en: the mighty man:
column 2
1. nig2-kal-la
 en: Nikala,
2. sipa udu niga-ke4
 en: the shepherd of the fattened sheep,
3. a mu-na-ru
 en: dedicated (this seal).

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Marble
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  • Seal no.: S006348
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    physical

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2037, ex. 01

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CCL 1, T.111

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: NFT, 143

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-09-24 at 06:39:35 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-21 at 10:27:22 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-06-30 at 02:36:24 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-06-30 at 02:35:07 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 006348 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226946.
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226946). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Seals} 006348 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226946},
}


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