CDLI Seals 000038 (composite) (P430139)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. an-na-hi-li-bi kuruszda
 en: Ana-ḫilibi,
2. dumu {d}utu-ge6
 en: son of Utu-ge.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.06.00.00 to Šū-Suen.04.02.00 (us2 year)

Seal impressions

This artifact is a composite seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date
AUCT 3, 307 (P104519) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.06.00 ?, Amar-Suen.07.12.00 ?, Amar-Suen.08.01.30
BCT 2, 012 (P105253) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.11.00
BIN 05, 280 (P106714) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.08.00, Amar-Suen.08.09.00, Amar-Suen.08.10.00
BPOA 01, 0902 (P339558) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.12.00
BPOA 01, 1071 (P339726) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.08.00
BPOA 01, 1670 (P340325) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.12.00
BPOA 06, 0248 (P312608) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.02.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 06, 1539 (P290761) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.03.00
BPOA 07, 2165 (P290669) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.03.00
Christie's London 20001207: Lot 675 Sale 9540 07 (P330232) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen07.01.00, Amar-Suen.07.09.00
MVN 13, 166 (P116938) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.04.00
MVN 14, 0347 (P118027) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.01.00
MVN 16, 1030 (P119078) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.01.00 (us2 year)
MVN 16, 1382 (P119430) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00
MVN 16, 1433 (P119481) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.03.00
MVN 16, 1497 (P119545) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.10.00
NBC 01843 (P291241) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.07.00
NBC 02396 (P291084) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.08.00
NBC 05749 (P298236) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00
Nik 2, 183 (P121866) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.02.00 (us2 year)
Nisaba 31/2, 177 (P377101) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.09.00
Nisaba 34, 0198 (P467605) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00
Nisaba 34, 0251 (P467604) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00
PDT 2, 1374 (P126682) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.08.00 (Reichskalender)
Princeton 1, 201 (P126890) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.00
SAT 2, 0969 (P144169) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.12.00
SAT 3, 1412 (P144612) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.02.00 (us2 year)
SAT 3, 1439 (P144639) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
SMUI 1913.14.0760 (P420945) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
SMUI 1913.14.1275 (P421196) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Syracuse 031 (P130582) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.01.00, Amar-Suen.08.12.00
TJA pl.57, IOS 31 (P134125) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)
UTI 3, 1706 (P139725) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.07.00
YBC 14900 (P210736) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.02.00
YBC 15289 (P211051) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00

Record

same owner as S001977

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430139

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000038

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 205B

    [MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, 089.2

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

  • history: Mayr SITU, 0107B

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 038

    [Tsouparoloulou2008diss] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2008. “The Material Face of Bureaucracy: Writing, Sealing and Archiving Tablets for the Ur III State at Drehem.” Phdthesis, University of Cambridge.

  • history: HSAO 16, 37

    [Tsouparopoulou2015HSAO16] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2015. The Ur III Seals Impressed on Documents from Puzriš-Dagān (Drehem). Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient, Band 16. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:47:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 18:35:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 10:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-18 at 08:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-05-13 at 06:57:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-10-07 at 17:37:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-23 at 11:12:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 08:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000038 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430139.
CDLI Seals 000038 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430139). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430139 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000038 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430139 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000038 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430139.
CDLI Seals 000038 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430139). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430139 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000038 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430139 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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