CDLI Seals 012788 (composite) (P509086)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ha-ad-nu-ta-nu-ha
 en: Ḫadnû-tanūḫa,
2. _dumu_ hi-da-ti-PA-x [...]
 en: son of Ḫidati-PA...
3. _ARAD2_ aq-ba-ha-mu
 en: servant of Aqba-Ḫammu.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q008617
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 012788 (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
OBTR 254 (P224151) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Aqba-Hammu.00.00.00
OBTR 257 (P224150) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Aqba-Hammu.00.00.00
OBTR 258 (P224160) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Aqba-Hammu.00.00.00
OBTR 259 (P224149) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Aqba-Hammu.00.00.00
OBTR 262 (P224159) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Aqba-Hammu.00.00.00
OBTR seal 12 (P224125) Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509086

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S012788

Provenance

Provenience Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • history: OBTR, p. 253 seal 12

    [Dalley1976Tell-al-Rimah] Dalley, Stephanie, Christopher B. F. Walker, and John D. Hawkins. 1976. The Old Babylonian Tablets from Tell Al Rimah. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: RIME 4, .25.05.2001

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

  • history: Rattenborg Diss, p. 414-420

    [Rattenborg2016Scale] Rattenborg, Rune. 2016. “The Scale and Extent of Political Economies of the Middle Bronze Age Jazīrah and the Bilād Al-Šām (c. 1800-1600 BCE).” Phdthesis, University of Durham. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11932/1/Rattenborg_Scale%26Extent_2016DEC24.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-08 at 07:13:29 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2024-08-02 at 12:35:23 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
2018-04-29 at 12:12:27 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-20 at 12:21:23 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 012788 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509086.
CDLI Seals 012788 (composite) artifact entry (No. P509086). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509086 (Original work published 2018)
CDLI Seals 012788 (composite) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509086 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012788 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509086.
CDLI Seals 012788 (composite) artifact entry (No. P509086). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509086 (Original work published 2018)
CDLI Seals 012788 (composite) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509086 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {apr 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509086},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P509086
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M1  - 2026/10/29/
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