CDLI Seals 001426 (physical) (P216759)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 23309

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Material(s)

Mineral > Agate

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. nin-es3-sa2
 en: Nin-ès-sá,
2. en-{d}MES{sanga}-unu{ki}
 en: entu priestess of the god Pisangunu,
3. dumu lugal-TAR
 en: daughter of Lugal-TAR.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216759

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Agate
Preservation
Seal Number S001426

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 23309
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 2, .13.03.1001, 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: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 216

    [Ward1910SealCyl] Ward, William H. 1910. The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-25 at 10:24:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-24 at 05:52:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Gehlken, Erlend CDLI Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-09-21 at 02:45:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001426 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216759.
CDLI Seals 001426 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216759). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216759 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001426 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216759 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001426 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216759.
CDLI Seals 001426 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216759). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216759 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001426 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216759 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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