CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) (P457149)

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. ur-e2-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-zi

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
Amherst 030 (P100868)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year)
BM 019954 (P204682)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.05.04.00
BPOA 01, 0242 (P206579)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.04.00.00

Record

CDLI number	P457149
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P457149

Physical information

composite

Artifact type	Seal (not impression) composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S004439

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 004439 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P457149.

CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) artifact entry (No. P457149). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P457149

CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P457149 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 004439 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P457149.

CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) artifact entry (No. P457149). (2013, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P457149

CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P457149 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 004439 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P457149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P457149},
}

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DA  - 2013/9/30/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P457149
LB  - CDLI:P457149
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CDLI Seals 004439 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P457149
ER  -