CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) (P474685)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Dolomite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šū-Suen,
2. nita kal-ga
 en: strong man,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of heaven with its four corners:
column 2
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-[a]
 en: Lu-Nurua,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu he2-sa6
 en: son of Ḫesa,
4. ARAD2-zu#
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

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

Record

20170107 foxvog: probably = P200490

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P474685

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Dolomite
Preservation
Seal Number S007908

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 091023
Accession Number 1895-01-12, 0001

External resources

References

  • primary: WAS 2, 445

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • history: CT 21, pl. 28 BM 091023

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-06 at 16:03:34 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-01-31 at 11:23:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-25 at 11:33:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007908 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474685.
CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474685). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007908 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474685.
CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474685). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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