CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) (P456397)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. lugal-sza3-la2
2. dumu ba-ad-da-ri2
3. nu-banda3

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
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
MVN 02, 068 (P113367)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.09.06.00
MVN 22, 104 (P205498)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
SNAT 161 (P129922)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
TCTI 2, 03878 (P133074)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.09.00.00
TCTI 2, 04336 (P133495)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.08.00.00
TCTI 3, 05323 (P501446)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.09.00.00
TCTI 3, 05409 (P501509)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00

Record

CDLI number	P456397
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P456397

Physical information

composite

Artifact type	Seal (not impression) composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S003687

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 003687 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P456397.

CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456397). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456397

CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456397 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P456397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P456397},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 003687 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P456397.

CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456397). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456397

CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456397 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2013CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 003687 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P456397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P456397},
}

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DA  - 2013/9/30/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P456397
LB  - CDLI:P456397
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CDLI Seals 003687 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P456397
ER  -