CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) (P455956)

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

Cite

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. ur-ku3-nun-na
en: Ur-kununa,
2. dumu a-hu-szu-ni-szu
en: son of Aḫušu-nīšu.

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)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.02.05.00
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
CUNES 58-06-039 (P412155)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	00.00.05.00 (Reichskalender)
ZA 109, 136-137 11 (P519382)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.05.05.00 (us2 year)
ZA 109, 136-137 13 (P519384)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.05.05.00 (us2 year)

Record

CDLI number	P455956
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P455956

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	Seal (not impression) composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S003246

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-02-06 at 17:55:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2020-02-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Abdulrahman, Shaymaa Waleed; Isma’el, Khalid Salim		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 003246 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P455956.

CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) artifact entry (No. P455956). (2020, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P455956

CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P455956 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).

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	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 003246 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P455956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P455956},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/12/
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 003246 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P455956.

CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) artifact entry (No. P455956). (2020, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P455956

CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P455956 (Accessed: May 12, 2026).

@misc{2020CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-12]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 003246 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P455956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P455956},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2020/2/6/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P455956
LB  - CDLI:P455956
M1  - 2026/5/12/
TI  - CDLI Seals 003246 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P455956
ER  -