CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) (P458629)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. dingir kalam-ma-na
en: god of his land,
3. lugal kal-ga
en: strong king,
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: king of Ur,
5. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
en: king of the four quarters
column 2
1. lu2-{d}szu-{d}suen-ka sukkal
2. dumu lugal-dur2-gar-re sukkal
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
en: his servant
4. in-na-ba
en: (this seal) presented.

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
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Join Information:
Seal no.: S005919
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: HSAO 9, p.145-174, seal 15

[Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.
history: RIME 3/2, .01.05.xadd2039 (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.: Q004973
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Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-19 at 08:52:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-02-12 at 17:03:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (Q004973) (Q004973)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 005919 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
UET 3, 0045 (P136361)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Ibbi-Suen.14.09.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 005919 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458629.

CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458629). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458629 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458629 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 005919 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458629.

CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458629). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458629 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005919 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458629 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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