CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) (P430311)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. a-tu
2. szabra lugal
3. lugal-inim-gi-na
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
BE 03/1, 032 & 033 (P105586) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.29.05.00 (us2 year) (Reichskalender)
BE 03/1, 045 (P105597) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.29.04.00 (us2 year) (Reichskalender)
Hattori diss. 297, no. 209 (P524154) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.00.00
MVN 09, 025 (P115668) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.27.08.00
MVN 09, 092 (P115735) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.31.09.00
MVN 09, 104 (P115747) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.28.05.00
NATN 235 (P120933) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.28.04.00 (Reichskalender)
NATN 386 (P121084) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.28.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P430311

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S000213

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 592

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

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 213

    [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, 203

    [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 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
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000213 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430311.
CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430311). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430311 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430311 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430311},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000213 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430311.
CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430311). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430311 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430311 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 000213 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430311},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P430311
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M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CDLI Seals 000213 (composite) artifact entry
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