RA 061, 069 (P200936)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 134880

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object sealing
surface a
(sealing)
seal 1
column 1
1. diri-tum
2. dam ur-{d}namma
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. nu-banda3
3. ARAD2-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Sealing
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 41.0 wide
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RA 61, p.69-70, p. 69

[Sollberger1967ladies] Sollberger, Edmond. 1967. “Ladies of the Ur-III Empire.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 61.
history: ZA 82 (pp. 60-91), 087 Fig. 5

[Fischer1992ZA82] Fischer, Claudia. 1992. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Neusumerischen Tontafeln Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchungen Zu Den Tierkampfszenen.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 60–91.
history: BagM 27 (pp. 215-228), 218 n. 12,Taf. 18.2

[Fischer1996BagM27] Fischer, Claudia. 1996. “Gudea Zwischen Tradition Und Moderne.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 27: 215–28.
history: RIME 3/2, .01.01.51, ex. 01

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 134880
Accession No.: 1953-04-11, 0277

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: U —
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ur-Namma.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-09 at 13:24:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2013-12-15 at 16:10:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:32:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015337) (015337)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.134880) (BM.134880)
British Museum Collection (W_1953-0411-277) (W_1953-0411-277)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005795 (composite) (P458505)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“RA 061, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200936.

RA 061, 069 artifact entry (No. P200936). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200936 (Original work published 2002)

RA 061, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200936 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RA 061, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200936},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RA 061, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200936.

RA 061, 069 artifact entry (No. P200936). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200936 (Original work published 2002)

RA 061, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200936 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).

@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RA 061, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200936},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200936
LB  - CDLI:P200936
M1  - 2026/3/26/
TI  - RA 061, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200936
ER  -