CDLI Seals 000451 (composite) (P430547)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ur-esz3-ku3-ga
 en: Ur-eškuga,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ab-ba-gi-na
 en: son of Abbagina.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
BIN 03, 168 (P105974) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.11.00
BM 025268 (P203061) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.44.00.00
BM 025275 (P204003) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.09.00
BM 026580 (P205499) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.02.00
MVN 05, 195 (P114415) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.06.00
MVN 06, 045 (P114540) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.07.00
MVN 11, 053 (P116067) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.09.00
MVN 12, 366 (P116628) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.09.23
PPAC 5, 0474 (P205703) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.09.00
PPAC 5, 0891 (P378289) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.00.00
SM 1899.02.058 (P405591) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.09.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430547

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000451

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: HSAO 16, 444

    [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: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 159 15

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 451

    [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
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 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
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 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
2016-01-11 at 10:12:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 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 000451 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430547.
CDLI Seals 000451 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430547). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430547 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000451 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430547 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000451 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430547.
CDLI Seals 000451 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430547). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430547 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000451 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430547 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 000451 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430547},
}


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