CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) (P458757)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šū-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na sukkal
 en: Ur-kununa, courrier,
2. dumu ARAD2-da-ni
 en: son of ARADani,
3. di-ku5
 en: judge,
4. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004940
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 006047 (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):

Impression Provenience Period Date
UET 3, 1782 (P138108) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.00.00.00
UET 3, 1783 (P138109) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P458757

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S006047

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q004940

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.04.xadd2157 (1997)

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UET 1, 0077

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: UE 10, 430

    [Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-25 at 10:18:40 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
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006047 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458757.
CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458757). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458757},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006047 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458757.
CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458757). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Seals} 006047 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458757},
}


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ID  - P458757
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry
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