CDLI Seals 012123 (composite) (P499381)

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

-

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: Ur-Ningišzida,
2. _ensi2_ asz2-nun-na{ki}
 en: governor of Ešnunna —
3. szu-{d}en-lil2
 en: Šu-Enlil,
4. _dub-sar_
 en: scribe,
5. _dumu_ ki-nam-isz-ti
 en: son of Kīnam-išti,
  (according to Reichel)

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q008514
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 012123 (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/P499381

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S012123

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • history: RIME 4, .05.08.2003

    [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., 320 Seal legend no. 106; Fig 57b

    [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
2023-10-30 at 15:54:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-14 at 06:42:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-17 at 02:54:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-20 at 07:48:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012123 (Composite)  Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499381.
CDLI Seals 012123 (composite)  artifact entry (No. P499381). (2016, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499381
CDLI Seals 012123 (composite)  artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499381 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012123 (composite)  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499381},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012123 (Composite)  Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499381.
CDLI Seals 012123 (composite)  artifact entry (No. P499381). (2016, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499381
CDLI Seals 012123 (composite)  artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499381 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012123 (composite)  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/11/12/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499381
LB  - CDLI:P499381
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CDLI Seals 012123 (composite)  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499381
ER  - 
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