CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) (P456405)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. {d}szara2-kam
en: Šara-kam:
2. {d}szara2-kal
en: Šara-dan,
3. dumu a-hu-ba-ni
en: son of Aḫu-bani,
4. ARAD2-zu
en: your servant.

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
ZA 109, 138-139 15 (P519386)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

CDLI number	P456405
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P456405

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	Seal (not impression) composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S003695

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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
2020-02-06 at 18:01:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-02-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Abdulrahman, Shaymaa Waleed; Isma’el, Khalid Salim	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-01-27 at 06:55:13	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 003695 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P456405.

CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456405). (2020, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456405

CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456405 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 003695 (composite) artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P456405},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 003695 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P456405.

CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456405). (2020, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456405

CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456405 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2020CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 003695 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P456405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P456405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2020/2/6/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P456405
LB  - CDLI:P456405
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLI Seals 003695 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P456405
ER  -