CDLI Seals 003986 (composite) (P456696)

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

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
1. nin9-he2-li2-a
2. dam a-a-kal-la
3. dumu ur-{d}da-mu

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
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S003986
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CUSAS 7, 0731

[MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.
history: RIME 3/2, .01.04.x2014

[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.
history: Mayr, PhD diss, 582

[Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.
history: Mayr SITU, SITU 0719

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

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q001843
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Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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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
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-13 at 06:57:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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 (Q001843) (Q001843)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 003986 (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
JCS 26, 099 01 (P112005)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.01.08.00
MVN 18, 467 (P119828)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.01.08.00
MVN 18, 483 (P119844)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.01.11.00
MVN 18, 586 (P119947)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	--.--.--.--
Nisaba 09, 133 (P209014)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.02.06.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 003986 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P456696.

CDLI Seals 003986 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456696). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456696 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 003986 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456696 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 003986 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P456696.

CDLI Seals 003986 (composite) artifact entry (No. P456696). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P456696 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 003986 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P456696 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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