OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 (P227486)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object sealing
seal 1
1. [{d}]i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal# kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. {d}szu-i3#-li2#-a#
6. dub-[sar]
7. dumu i-tu-[ri-a]
8. ensi2#
9. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005584 (composite) (P458294) S005584 Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227486

Physical information

missing since 1935 (Whiting, JAOS 97, 171)

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1931 T0188
Findspot O31:5 (lower)
Palace of the Rulers
Stratigraphic Level Nurahum
Elevation check

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012195

References

  • primary: Reichel diss., 278 TA 1931 T188

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.05.x2002 (seal only)

    [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: OIP 43, 143 TA 1931 T188

    [Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

  • history: JAOS 97 (pp. 171-177), 171

    [Whiting1977JAOS97] Whiting, Robert M. 1977. “The Reading of the Name DINGIR-Šu-ì-Lí-a.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 97: 171–77. https://doi.org/10.2307/599005.

  • history: Wu, NABU 1992:102

    [WuNABU1992:102] Wu, Yuhong. 1992. “The Deification of Šu-Iliya of Eshnunna While Being a Scribe.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1992.

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
2023-10-24 at 13:19:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-24 at 13:18:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-23 at 15:14:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-23 at 15:05:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-21 at 15:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 18:01:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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

“OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227486.
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (No. P227486). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227486.
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (No. P227486). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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