CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) (P458757)

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}szu-{d}suen
en: Šū-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. ur-ku3-nun-na sukkal
en: Ur-kununa, courrier,
2. dumu ARAD2-da-ni
en: son of ARADani,
3. di-ku5
en: judge,
4. ARAD2-zu
en: is your servant.

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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Seal no.: S006047
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

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Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 3/2, .01.04.xadd2157 (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: UET 1, 0077

[Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.
history: UE 10, 430

[Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q004940
Museum No.:
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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
2024-09-22 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
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2014-12-25 at 10:18:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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 (Q004940) (Q004940)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 006047 (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, 1782 (P138108)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.00.00.00
UET 3, 1783 (P138109)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-Suen.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006047 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458757.

CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458757). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006047 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458757.

CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458757). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 006047 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458757 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

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