CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) (P430689)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
1. nu-ur2-a-hu-um
 en: Nūr-ahum,
2. _ensi2_
 en: governor
3. asz2-nun-na{ki}
 en: of Ešnunna -
4. ur-{d}szara2
 en: Ur-Šara,
5. _sagi_
 en: cupbearer,
6. _ARAD-zu_
 en: your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q008439
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000595 (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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430689

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000595

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .05.01.2002

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

  • history: Reichel diss., 330 Seal legend no. 134

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-12 at 02:27:03 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 000595 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P430689.
CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430689). (2012, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430689
CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430689 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000595 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2012. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2012. https://cdli.earth/P430689.
CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430689). (2012, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430689
CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) artifact entry (2012) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430689 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2012},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 000595 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430689},
}

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DA  - 2012/6/18/
PY  - 2012
ID  - P430689
LB  - CDLI:P430689
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CDLI Seals 000595 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430689
ER  - 
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