CDLI Seals 006345 (physical) (P227051)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 05005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal Witness

Text

object seal
surface a
1. puzur4-{d}suen
 en: Puzur-Sîn,
2. engar? ta2-ra-am-szesz
3. ab-ki
 en: farmer of Tarām-Uram.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.53 composite (P432163) Q001648 View the score

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/P227051

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number S006345

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 05005
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 275075
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.5005

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.01.53, 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: PBS 14, 0237

    [Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.

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
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:12:06 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 12:09:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-21 at 11:57:53 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 006345 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227051.
CDLI Seals 006345 (physical) artifact entry (No. P227051). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227051 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006345 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227051 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006345 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227051.
CDLI Seals 006345 (physical) artifact entry (No. P227051). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227051 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006345 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227051 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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