CDLI Seals 000606 (physical) (P448259)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

Rosen —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Metal > Lead

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. kiszib3 ia-usz-{d}iszkur
 en: Seal of la'ūš-Adda,
2. lugal bu-zu?-ra-an
 en: king of Buzuran.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448259

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Lead
Preservation
Seal Number S000606

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA
Museum Number Rosen —
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .24.01.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: First Impressions, 192

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-20 at 04:07:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-20 at 04:06:06 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000606 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P448259.
CDLI Seals 000606 (physical) artifact entry (No. P448259). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448259 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 000606 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448259 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000606 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P448259.
CDLI Seals 000606 (physical) artifact entry (No. P448259). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448259 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 000606 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448259 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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