CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) (P454500)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. lu2-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e [x]-uri5{ki}-ma [...] mu-[...]
  (text moved onto same line)

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
Nisaba 05/1, 256 (P331286) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.06.02.--

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P454500

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S001790

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Fs Walker p.75-92, p. 92, fig. 4

    [Fischer2002Ur-gigir] Fischer, Claudia. 2002. “Ur-Gigir, a Sumerian Cosmopolitan.” In Mining the Archives. Festschrift for Christopher Walker, edited by Cornelia Wunsch, 75–92. Babylonische Archive 1. Dresden: ISLET.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-19 at 18:20:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-06-20 at 18:14:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-09-20 at 02:02:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-09-20 at 00:47:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-09-20 at 00:45:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-09-11 at 12:27:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 001790 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P454500.
CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454500). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454500 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454500 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 001790 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454500},
}

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TI  - CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 001790 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P454500.
CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454500). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454500 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454500 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 001790 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P454500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P454500},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P454500
LB  - CDLI:P454500
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CDLI Seals 001790 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P454500
ER  - 
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