CDLI Seals 006521 (physical) (P432369)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA M 6296

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. i-din-dingir
 en: Iddin-ilum,
2. _szagina_
 en: general
3. ma-ri{ki}
 en: of Mari:
4. i-di3-{d}da-gan
 en: Iddin-Dagan,
5. _szabra_
 en: the household manager.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P432369

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S006521

Provenance

Provenience Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Excavation Number M. 1400
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number NMSA M 6296
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .04.02.x2001, ex. 01

    [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: Aleppo Seals, 355

    [Hammade1994Seals] Hammade, Hamido. 1994. Cylinder Seals from the Collections of the Aleppo Museum, Syrian Arab Republic. Vol. 2: Seals of Known Provenance. BAR International Series 597.

  • history: MAM 2/3, p. 146-147, fig. 99, pl. 39

    [Parrot1959MAM2/3] Parrot, André, Marie-Thérèse Barrelet-Clementel, and Georges Dossin. 1959. Mission Archéologique de Mari. Volume II: Le Palais. III: Documents et Monuments. Institut Français d’Archéologie de Beyrouth. Bibliothèque Archéologique et Historique, Tome 70. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Ebla to Damascus, p. 223, no. 86

    [Weiss1985EblatoDamascus] Weiss, Harvey, ed. 1985. Ebla to Damascus.

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
2024-04-29 at 16:45:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-22 at 15:02:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-22 at 14:48:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-22 at 14:45:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-03 at 14:33:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-01-07 at 15:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006521 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432369.
CDLI Seals 006521 (physical) artifact entry (No. P432369). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432369 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 006521 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432369 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006521 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432369.
CDLI Seals 006521 (physical) artifact entry (No. P432369). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432369 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 006521 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432369 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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