TA 1930 T0734 (P423440)

Official or display sealing excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object sealing
surface a
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}szu]-i3-li2-szu#
2. lugal kal-ga
3. [lugal] uri5#{[ki]}-ma#
column 2
1. [...]
2. ki-[ag2] {d}en#-[lil2]
3. u3 {d}nin#-isin2{si}-na
4. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

RIME 4.01.02.04, ex. 01

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013691 (composite) (P497872) S013691 Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Shu-ilishu.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423440

Physical information

sealing for container

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1930 T0734
Findspot O30:18 (upper)
Palace of the Rulers
Stratigraphic Level Bilalama (Burnt Level)
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P423440

References

  • primary: Reichel diss., 290 TA 1930 T0734

    [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 4, .01.02.04, ex. 01 (1990)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: OIP 43, 149, Seal legend no. 25

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-25 at 16:56:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-25 at 16:54:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-21 at 15:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-12-18 at 08:32:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-01-31 at 13:20:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TA 1930 T0734 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423440.
TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry (No. P423440). (2023, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423440 (Original work published 2011)
TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423440 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {TA 1930 {T0734} artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/25/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P423440
LB  - CDLI:P423440
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TA 1930 T0734 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P423440.
TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry (No. P423440). (2023, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423440 (Original work published 2011)
TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423440 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023TA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {TA 1930 {T0734} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/25/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P423440
LB  - CDLI:P423440
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - TA 1930 T0734 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423440
ER  -
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