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)

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)

  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 41.0 wide
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  • 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.

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

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-09 at 13:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-27 at 13:12:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-12-15 at 16:10:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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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 Artifact
“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: July 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-02]},
	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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