CDLI Seals 005841 (composite) (P458551)

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

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Seal

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
4. ur-e2-ninnu
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. dumu al-la-mu
3. szabra
4. ARAD2-zu

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

    composite

  • Material: Stone
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  • Seal no.: S005841
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  • Artifact comments:

    composite

  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 85402

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 165 36

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-08-04 at 09:07:26 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2015-05-13 at 02:31:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI 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
BM 019524 (P204909) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.07.00
BM 085402 (P381296) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.00.00
MVN 06, 263 (P114712) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.00.00
MVN 12, 341 (P116603) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.09.00

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 005841 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458551.
CDLI Seals 005841 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458551). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458551 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 005841 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458551 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458551},
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