CDLI Seals 000376 (composite) (P430472)

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

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. geme2-{d}suen
 en: Amat-Sîn,
2. dam szul-gi
 en: wife of Šulgi,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur:
column 2
1. szu-ku-bu-um
 en: Šū-Kūbum,
2. ra2-gaba
 en: the dispatch-rider,
3. ARAD2-zu
 en: (is) your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q001699
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 000376 (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
HSS 68, 462 (P407420) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.09.00
JCS 28, 169 (P112022) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.10.00
JCS 31, 133 01 (P112095) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.28.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430472

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000376

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
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) Q001699

References

  • primary: HSAO 16, 366

    [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, .01.02.67

    [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: Tsouparoloulou diss., 376

    [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
2024-09-22 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
2023-07-18 at 18:35:09 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
2019-09-25 at 11:53:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 08:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000376 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430472.
CDLI Seals 000376 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430472). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430472 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000376 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430472 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000376 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430472.
CDLI Seals 000376 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430472). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430472 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000376 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430472 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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