UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 (P247684)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 19085 (= UM 31-16-677 ?)

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (witness W/seal impressions; seal of Mes-an-ni-padda, lugal Kish(ki) dam-nu-gig"")

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (witness W/seal impressions; seal of Mes-an-ni-padda, lugal Kish(ki) dam-nu-gig"")
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006519 (composite) (P431204) S006519 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Mesannepada.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247684

Physical information

jar stopper

Artifact type Sealing
jar stopper
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 13607
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 19085 (= UM 31-16-677 ?)
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: Pittman Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur (pp. 75-84), 76 Fig. 44

    [Pittman1998UrTreasures] Pittman, Holly. 1998. “Cylinder Seals.” Edited by Richard L. Zettler. Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur, 75–84.

  • primary: UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

  • history: RIME 1, .13.05.02, ex. 01

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UE 3, 518

    [Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-24 at 08:26:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 13:37:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“UE 2, p. 312, Pl. 191 No 207 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247684.
UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry (No. P247684). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247684 (Original work published 2004)
UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247684 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247684},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UE 2, p. 312, Pl. 191 No 207 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247684.
UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry (No. P247684). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247684 (Original work published 2004)
UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247684 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {UE 2, p. 312, pl. 191 no 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247684},
}

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