NMSDeZ — ? (P213510)

Official or display bulla excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
  seal impression
seal 1
1. it-be-la-ba#
2. ensi2
3. ga-sur2{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

RIME 2.05.01.01, ex. 01

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002605 (composite) (P455315) S002605 Nagar (mod. Tell Brak) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P213510

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TB 08014
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P213510

References

  • history: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 08

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: RIME 2, .05.01.01, ex. 01 (1993)

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Iraq 50 (pp. 87–108), 22, p. 98

    [Illingworth1988Brak] Illingworth, N.J.J. 1988. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1986.” Iraq 50: 87–108. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200287.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 08:18:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-25 at 15:13:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:45:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:37:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-14 at 10:49:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:20 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NMSDeZ — ? Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213510.
NMSDeZ — ? artifact entry (No. P213510). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213510 (Original work published 2003)
NMSDeZ — ? artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213510 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {NMSDeZ --- ? artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213510},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NMSDeZ — ? Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213510.
NMSDeZ — ? artifact entry (No. P213510). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213510 (Original work published 2003)
NMSDeZ — ? artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213510 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 26},
	title = {NMSDeZ --- ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213510},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/26/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - NMSDeZ — ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213510
ER  -
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