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CDLI Seals 005889 (composite) (P458599)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-sa6-ga-mu
2. dub-sar lugal
3. dumu lugal-inim-gi-na
4. ARAD2-zu

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)

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:
composite
Material: Stone
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S005889
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CCL 1, T.188

[Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.
history: RIME 3/2, .01.03.xadd2056 (1997)

[Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q004157
Museum No.:
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:47	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

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Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (Q004157)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 005889 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
RTC 425 (P128578)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Amar-Suen.08.06.00

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“CDLI Seals 005889 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458599.

CDLI Seals 005889 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458599). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458599 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005889 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458599 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

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“CDLI Seals 005889 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458599.

CDLI Seals 005889 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458599). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458599 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005889 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458599 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

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