CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) (P454989)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. {d}nanna-zi-sza3-gal2
2. zabar-dab5
3. kurunx(|DIN.KASZ|)-a-gal
4. sagi-mah
5. ugula masz2-szu-gid2-de3-ne
6. ARAD2-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:
composite
Material: Stone
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S002279
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: QNAR 1, BM 28053, BM 023313

[Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.
history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 169 48

[Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.
history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.xadd2102

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q004320
Museum No.:
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.11.00, Amar-Suen.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.03.11.00 to Amar-Suen.04.00.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:42	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2017-10-30 at 09:38:17	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-18 at 12:05:59	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2014-08-15 at 18:14:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (Q004320) (Q004320)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 002279 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
BM 023313 (P202349)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.04.00.00 ?
BM 028053 (P204562)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.03.11d.00 (intercalated)
Comptabilités 08, 003 BM 12920 (P204542)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.03.11.00

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 002279 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P454989.

CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454989). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454989 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454989 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 002279 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P454989.

CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) artifact entry (No. P454989). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P454989 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 002279 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P454989 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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