CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) (P430688)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 014668

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

30.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. bi-la-la-ma
 en: Bilalama,
2. na-ra-am {d}tiszpak
 en: beloved of the god Tišpak,
3. _ensi2_
 en: governor
4. asz2-nun-na{ki}
 en: of Ešnunna
5. wu-sum2-be-li2
 en: Wusum-bēlī,
6. _dumu_ lu2-sza-lim
 en: son of Awīl-šalim,
7. _ARAD-zu_
 en: your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
OIP 72 date of Find-Spot: Early Larsa
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
TA 1931 T244 (P509141) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nūr-aḫum.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430688

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number S000594

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1931 0492
Findspot N34:11
Houses below Southern Building
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 014668
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Reichel diss., 284 Seal legend no. 16

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • history: OIP 72, pl. 68:735

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.03.2001

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

    According to Reichel (diss. 284) the find data given here is incorrect.

  • history: OIP 43, 146, Seal legend no 16, Fig. 101e

    [Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-13 at 09:30:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-10 at 15:43:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-24 at 18:36:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-12 at 02:42:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-12 at 01:22:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 000594 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430688.
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430688). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430688 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430688 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000594 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430688.
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430688). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430688 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430688 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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