CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) (P226946)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04359

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Marble

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: For the god Ningišzida,
2. lugal-a-ni
 en: his lord,
3. nam-ti
 en: for the life
4. {d}szul-gi
 en: of Šulgi,
5. nita kal-ga-sze3
 en: the mighty man:
column 2
1. nig2-kal-la
 en: Nikala,
2. sipa udu niga-ke4
 en: the shepherd of the fattened sheep,
3. a mu-na-ru
 en: dedicated (this seal).

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/P226946

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Marble
Preservation
Seal Number S006348

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04359
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2037, 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: CCL 1, T.111

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: NFT, 143

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

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
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 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
2019-09-24 at 06:39:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-01-21 at 10:27:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-06-30 at 02:36:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-06-30 at 02:35:07 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 006348 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226946.
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226946). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006348 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226946.
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226946). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006348 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226946 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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