CDLI Seals 005621 (physical) (P458331)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 015218

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. {d}nergal#
 en: To Nergal
2. lugal-a-ni-ir
 en: his master,
3. nam-ti
 en: for the life
4. a-bi2-sa-re-e
 en: of Abi-sare,
5. puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak
 en: did Puzur-Ninkarrak,
6. bur-gul
 en: the engraver,
7. dumu ka-na-ti
 en: son of Kanati,
8. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
 en: (also) for his own life
9. a mu-na-ru
 en: dedicate (this seal).

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P458331

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number S005621

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Excavation Number L.33.057a
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 015218
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .02.06.2002, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: BBVOT 3, 85

    [Arnaud1994BBVOT3] Arnaud, Daniel. 1994. Texte Aus Larsa. Die Epigraphischen Funde Der 1. Kampagne in Senkereh-Larsa 1993. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient. Texte 3. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: Engraved on stone, pl. 24, no. 960

    [Feingold2014OBSeals] Feingold, Rony. 2014. Engraved on Stone: Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals and Seal Inscriptions in the Old Babylonian Period. Gorgias Press.

  • history: Parrot Glyptique, 260

    [Parrot1954Glyptique] Parrot, André. 1954. Glyptique Mésopotamienne : Fouilles de Lagash (Tello) et de Larsa (Senkereh) 1931-1933.

  • history: Sumer 7, p. 66-68

    [Porada&Basmachi] Porada, Edith, and Faraj Basmachi. n.d. “Nergal in the Old Babylonian Period.” Sumer 7.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-25 at 10:01:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-08 at 09:50:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-09-08 at 02:21:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-06-27 at 00:04:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 005621 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458331.
CDLI Seals 005621 (physical) artifact entry (No. P458331). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458331 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 005621 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458331 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 005621 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458331.
CDLI Seals 005621 (physical) artifact entry (No. P458331). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458331 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 005621 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458331 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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