CDLI Seals 000197 (composite) (P429947)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
 en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
 en: king of the four corners
column 2
1. lugal-[...]
2. szusz3 lugal-ka?
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
 en: his servant
4. in-na-ba
 en: (this seal) presented.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004981
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000197 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
NYPL 283 (P122821) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.09.11

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P429947

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000197

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q004981

References

  • primary: HSAO 16, 187

    [Tsouparopoulou2015HSAO16] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2015. The Ur III Seals Impressed on Documents from Puzriš-Dagān (Drehem). Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient, Band 16. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.05.xadd2047 (1997)

    [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: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 168 17

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 197

    [Tsouparoloulou2008diss] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2008. “The Material Face of Bureaucracy: Writing, Sealing and Archiving Tablets for the Ur III State at Drehem.” Phdthesis, University of Cambridge.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:47:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:52:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 18:35:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 10:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 08:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-02-12 at 17:03:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 08:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-24 at 19:03:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-10 at 13:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tsouparopoulou, Christina CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000197 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429947.
CDLI Seals 000197 (composite) artifact entry (No. P429947). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429947 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000197 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429947 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000197 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429947.
CDLI Seals 000197 (composite) artifact entry (No. P429947). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429947 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000197 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429947 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429947},
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