CDLI Seals 001778 (composite) (P454488)

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
1. a-kal-la
 en: Akalla,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
 en: son of Ur-nigar.

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
AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 520 (P330586) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00
AAS 130 (P100114) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 046 (P100378) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
Aleppo 077 (P100409) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year) ?
Aleppo 078 (P100410) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 079 (P100411) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 080 (P100412) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 115 (P100447) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 116 (P100448) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Aleppo 133 (P100465) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
Anonymous 469841 unpublished unassigned ? (P469841) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
ArOr 62, 247 I 878 (P101894) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
BPOA 02, 2043 (P340696) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 06, 1169 (P290865) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 06, 1219 (P292418) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.07.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 07, 2098 (P290606) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.07.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 07, 2577 (P312792) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
JCS 28, 209 02 (P112025) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
JRAS 1939, 619 (P112354) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
MVN 14, 0032 (P117713) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
MVN 14, 0034 (P117715) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.08.00 (us2 year)
MVN 14, 0071 (P117752) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
MVN 14, 0093 (P117774) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year) ?
MVN 14, 0098 (P117779) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year)
MVN 14, 0100 (P117781) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.08.00 (us2 year)
MVN 21, 173 (P120410) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
NBC 01802 (P291210) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00
Orient 16, 058 57 (P124679) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
OrSP 47-49, 167 (P125056) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.07.00 (us2 year)
SAT 2, 0061 (P143260) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00 (us2 year) ?
TCS 1, 347 (P145782) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
UTI 3, 2266 (P140285) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00

Record

same seal owner as S000033, S001779, S001780, S005853, S005881, S006065

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P454488

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S001778

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 0145A

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

  • history: ENES, 0516

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, 024.1

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, 0023A

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

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 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-28 at 12:29:22 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
2019-07-04 at 17:18:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Liu Changyu; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001778 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P454488.
CDLI Seals 001778 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454488). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454488 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001778 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454488 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001778 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P454488.
CDLI Seals 001778 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454488). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454488 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001778 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454488 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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