CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) (P455493)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ur-{d}lamma
en: Urlamma,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu a-tu
en: son of Atu.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
Fs Neumann 206, I.C.1 NUL 17 (P471672)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.38.00.00
TCTI 3, 05966 (P501780)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.08.06.00

Record

CDLI number	P455493
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P455493

Physical information

composite

Artifact type	Seal (not impression) composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation
Seal Number	S002783

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-05-22 at 16:02:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-12-09 at 18:40:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-09-26 at 14:25:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Liu Changyu; Santoïemma, Loïc	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 002783 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P455493.

CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) artifact entry (No. P455493). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P455493

CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P455493 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P455493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P455493},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 002783 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P455493.

CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) artifact entry (No. P455493). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P455493

CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P455493 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2013CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 002783 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P455493},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P455493},
}

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DA  - 2013/9/30/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P455493
LB  - CDLI:P455493
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CDLI Seals 002783 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P455493
ER  -