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Mark of Ancient Man 012 (P417468)

Administrative bulla excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 994.233.002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

object bulla
surface a
1. 3(u) 1(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz)# udu masz2 hi-a
3. zi-ga
4. in-ta-e3-a
5. iti sze#-sag11#-ku5#
6. mu gu#-za# {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
7. e2-tum
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lugal-iti-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. ARAD2-zu

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Gorelick seals

    [Noveck1975Gorelick] Noveck, Madeline. 1975. The Mark of Ancient Man, Ancient Near Eastern Stamp Seals and Cylinder Seals: The Gorelick Collection. Brooklyn Museum.

  • history: Gorelick seals

    [Noveck1975Gorelick] Noveck, Madeline. 1975. The Mark of Ancient Man, Ancient Near Eastern Stamp Seals and Cylinder Seals: The Gorelick Collection. Brooklyn Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ROM 994.233.002
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-07-21 at 12:50:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000555 (composite) (P430649) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Mark of Ancient Man 012 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 12, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P417468.
Mark of Ancient Man 012 artifact entry (No. P417468). (2011, May 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417468
Mark of Ancient Man 012 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417468 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
@misc{2011Mark,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {may 12},
	title = {Mark of {Ancient} {Man} 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P417468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417468},
}


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