CDLI Seals 000184 (composite) (P430283)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. aga3-us2
3. dumu ARAD2-hul3-la
4. nu-banda3 ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004300
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.39.03.00 to Šulgi.48.07.00

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000184 (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
BPOA 07, 1546 (P290366) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.03.00
MVN 15, 180 (P118460) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.00.00
PDT 1, 0538 (P125954) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.07.00 (us2-us2 year)
SACT 1, 105 (P128860) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.39.03.00
YBC 16830 (P312932) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.05.00 (Reichskalender)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430283

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000184

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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) Q004300

References

  • primary: HSAO 16, 174b

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.xadd2082

    [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: Mayr, PhD diss, 289

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, 0353

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

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 184b

    [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
2024-06-13 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
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-07-05 at 08:13:43 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
2013-07-28 at 18:38:42 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 000184 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430283.
CDLI Seals 000184 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430283). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430283 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000184 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430283 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430283},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000184 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430283.
CDLI Seals 000184 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430283). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430283 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000184 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430283 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 000184 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430283},
}


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