CDLI Seals 006353 (physical) (P226456)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 02666

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. da-da
 en: Dada,
2. ensi2
 en: governor
3. nibru{ki}
 en: of Nippur:
4. {d}nanna-gal-zu
 en: Nanna-galzu,
5. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
6. dumu {d}en-lil2-dingir-zu
 en: son of Enlil-dingirzu
7. ARAD-<zu>
 en: (is) <your> servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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/P226456

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S006353

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA 02666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 002116

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.04.x2009, ex. 001

    [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.

  • history: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, 252

    [Moortgat1940VR] Moortgat, Anton. 1940. Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Steinschneidekunst.

  • history: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 226

    [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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-14 at 16:09:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-24 at 07:53:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-29 at 10:49:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-21 at 10:08:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006353 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226456.
CDLI Seals 006353 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226456). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226456 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006353 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226456 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006353 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226456.
CDLI Seals 006353 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226456). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226456 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006353 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226456 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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