CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) (P226811)

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 116719

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Dolomite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
 en: To the god Meslamta-e'a,
2. lugal-a-ni
 en: his lord,
3. nam-ti
 en: for the life
4. {d}szul-gi
 en: of Šulgi,
5. dingir kalam-ma-na
 en: god of his land,
6. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
column 2
1. lugal an ub-<da> limmu2-ba-ka-sze3
 en: king of the four quarters.

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/P226811

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Dolomite
Preservation
Seal Number S006349

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Purchased from Maj V E Mocatta in 1925.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116719
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2038, 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, 471

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

  • 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
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:58:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:55:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:54:52 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 08:19:11 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 006349 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226811.
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226811). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226811 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226811 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006349 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226811.
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226811). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226811 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226811 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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