CDLI Seals 006354 (physical) (P226719)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 102510

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
 en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. dingir kalam-ma-na
 en: god of his land,
3. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
5. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four quarters:
column 2
1. a-ha-am-ar-szi
 en: Aḫam-arši,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ba-ba-ti
 en: son of Babati,
4. ARAD2-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/P226719

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Calcite
Preservation
Seal Number S006354

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 102510
Accession Number 1908-04-11, 0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1908-0411-18

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.05.007, 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.

  • history: WAS 2, 446

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • history: First Impressions, 118

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-31 at 18:15:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-02-12 at 17:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-09-08 at 10:00:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-01-29 at 10:49:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-01-21 at 10:18:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006354 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226719.
CDLI Seals 006354 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226719). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226719 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006354 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226719 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006354 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226719.
CDLI Seals 006354 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226719). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226719 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006354 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226719 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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