CDLI Seals 005227 (composite) (P457937)

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

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Seal

object seal
surface a
1. ur-{d}nin-nisig-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu a-ab-ba-ni
4. szabra
5. {d}nin-ur4-ra

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)

  • Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:

    composite

  • Material: Stone
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  • Seal no.: S005227
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    composite

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 0979A

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

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss, 819

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU 1004

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

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-05-13 at 06:57:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-04-12 at 09:37:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Liu Changyu; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI approved View

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
AnOr 01, 168 (P101159) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
BPOA 01, 1331 (P339986) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00
CUSAS 40, 1830 (P516614) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.00.00 (us2 year)
MVN 14, 0375 (P118055) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.00.00
Nisaba 09, 096 (P208976) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00
Nisaba 34, 1136 (P507183) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.00.00
Rosen S055 (P498133) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.00.00
UTI 4, 2406 (P140425) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
UTI 4, 2540 (P140559) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
UTI 4, 2651 (P140670) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

same seal owner as S014265

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 005227 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P457937.
CDLI Seals 005227 (composite) artifact entry (No. P457937). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P457937 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 005227 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P457937 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 005227 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P457937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P457937},
}


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