CDLI Seals 005972 (composite) (P458682)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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. lugal kal-ga
en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
en: king of the four corners
column 2
1. sag-{d}nanna-zu
2. sukkal {d}en-lil2
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
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S005972
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 3/2, .01.05.xadd2070 (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.
history: PBS 14, 0284

[Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.
history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 168 22

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q005000
Museum No.:
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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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
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact 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 17:03:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:58	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 (Q005000) (Q005000)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 005972 (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
PBS 13, 05 (P267208)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	00.00.00.00

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 005972 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458682.

CDLI Seals 005972 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458682). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458682 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005972 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458682 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 005972 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458682.

CDLI Seals 005972 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458682). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458682 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 005972 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458682 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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