CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) (P430144)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
 en: Šū-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna
 en: ARAD-Nanna,
2. sukkal-mah
 en: the sukkalmaḫ,
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
 en: son of Ur-Šulpa’e,
4. sukkal-mah
 en: the sukkalmaḫ,
5. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q001832
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.01.00.00 to Šū-Suen.09.05.00

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000043 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
CUSAS 40, 0790 (P515574) Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.--.--.-- ?
ITT 2, 00994 (P110864) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
ITT 5, 06772 (P111482) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.00.00.00
ITT 5, 08220 (P111719) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
MVN 03, 248 (P113808) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.04.00
MVN 08, 185 (P115575) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.04.00
PhD thesis, app. p. 18 (P289892) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.--.--
QNAR 1, Fig. 3 (P202257) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.05.00
RTC 429 (P128582) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.05.00
SNAT 129 (P129890) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 (P145700) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
TCS 1, 180 (P145701) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00 ? (us2-us2 year)
TCTI 2, 03924 (P133120) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430144

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000043

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q001832

References

  • primary: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 169 49

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • primary: HSAO 16, 425a

    [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.

  • history: CCL 1, T.218

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.04.x2002

    [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: Tsouparoloulou diss., 043a

    [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.

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
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 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 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-25 at 10:18:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 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 000043 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430144.
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430144). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430144 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430144 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000043 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430144.
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430144). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430144 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430144 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430144},
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}


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