CDLI Seals 012783 (composite) (P509081)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Terqa (mod. Ashara), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Terqa (mod. Ashara)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
1. i-si-ih-{d}da-gan
 en: Isiḫ-Dagān,
2. _ensi2_ {d}da-gan
 en: governor of Dagān,
3. _lugal kur_ ha-na
 en: king of the land of Ḫana,
4. _dumu_ i-gi-id-li-im
 en: son of Iggid-Līm,
5. _ARAD2_ il3-a-ba4
 en: servant of Ilaba
6. u3 {d}da-gan
 en: and Dagan.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q008612
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 012783 (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
RA 041, 042-046 (P493621) Terqa (mod. Ashara) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Isiḫ-Dagan.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509081

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S012783

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .23.09.01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: MARI 5, p.141-154, p. 147-149

    [Collon1987Išar-Lim] Collon, Dominique. 1987. “Išar-Lim.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 141–54.

  • history: First Impressions, 198

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-20 at 03:12:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012783 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509081.
CDLI Seals 012783 (composite) artifact entry (No. P509081). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509081 (Original work published 2018)
CDLI Seals 012783 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509081 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012783 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509081.
CDLI Seals 012783 (composite) artifact entry (No. P509081). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509081 (Original work published 2018)
CDLI Seals 012783 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509081 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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