CDLI Seals 004556 (composite) (P457266)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
AnOr 07, 218 (P101513) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.09.00.00
BIN 05, 230 (P106664) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00
BPOA 01, 1143 (P339798) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00
BPOA 01, 1793 (P340448) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.06.12
BPOA 07, 1621 (P290942) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.00.00
BPOA 07, 1634 (P290955) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)
BPOA 07, 1693 (P200819) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00
BPOA 07, 1950 (P291164) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.05.00
BPOA 07, 2118 (P290624) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00 (us2 year)
CUNES 48-06-514 (P409505) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Georgica 1.1.1 (P109384) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.06.00
Georgica 8.2.3 (P109460) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.06.00, Amar-Suen.04.13.00 (intercalated)
MVN 16, 0812 (P118860) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00
MVN 21, 094 (P120331) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.05.07.21 (us2 year)
NBC 00413 (P291794) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.07.00
NBC 01841 (P291239) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.06.00
NBC 04343 (P293635) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.05.00
NBC 05099 (P298033) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.01.00
NBC 10036 (P301129) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.05.00
Nisaba 26, 041 (P376049) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.00.00
Nisaba 31/2, 034 (P376956) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00
Nisaba 31/2, 054 (P376976) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00
Nisaba 34, 0342 (P506611) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.00.00
NYPL 177 (P122715) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.09.00
OIM A02555 (P209963) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.00.00
SAT 2, 0658 (P143858) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.00.00
SM 1967.01.003 (P408063) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.08.00
SMUI 1913.14.0819 (P420976) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
SMUI 1913.14.1108 (P421119) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Syracuse 264 (P130815) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.00
UTI 3, 1619 (P139638) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.06.00
UTI 3, 1892 (P139911) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.00.00
UTI 3, 2225 (P140244) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.09.01.00 (us2 year)
UTI 4, 2737 (P140756) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.12.00
UTI 4, 2800 (P140819) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.05.00.00
YBC 15187 (P210968) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
YBC 16514 (P312876) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00
YOS 04, 165 (P142229) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.05.00
YOS 04, 309 (P142373) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.09.00.00

Record

same seal owner as S003308

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P457266

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S004556

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 0960B

    [MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, 801.2

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU 0983B

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-05-13 at 06:57:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-04-18 at 08:10:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-04-18 at 08:10:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 004556 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P457266.
CDLI Seals 004556 (composite) artifact entry (No. P457266). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P457266 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 004556 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P457266 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 004556 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P457266.
CDLI Seals 004556 (composite) artifact entry (No. P457266). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P457266 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 004556 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P457266 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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