CDLI Seals 006055 (composite) (P458765)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

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-{d}nun-gal
 en: Ur-Nungal,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
 en: son of Ur-Šara,
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
 en: chief accountant,
5. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004921
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 006055 (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
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 029, 1911-206 (P142718) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 041, 1911-237a-b (P142747) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.44.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 110, 1937-089 (P248700) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.07.00 (us2 year)
Anonymous 509065 unpublished unassigned ? (P509065) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.--.01, --.--.--.02, --.--.--.03
AnOr 01, 238 (P101229) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.07.00
BCT 2, 081 (P105322) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.00.00
BCT 2, 185 (P105426) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
BPOA 06, 0421 (P210213) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
BPOA 06, 1289 (P292492) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.10.00
BPOA 07, 2509 (P312776) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.00.00
BRM 3, 130 (P107331) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00
CST (JRL) 800 (P108307) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
CUCT b (P108799) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
CUSAS 40, 0553 (P515337) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.11.00
CUSAS 40, 1286 (P516070) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.04.--.10, Ibbi-Suen.04.--.13 ?
MCS 3, 90 BM 112931 (P112717) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
MLC 00061 (P294876) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
MVN 05, 082 (P114302) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
MVN 15, 355 (P118620) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
MVN 16, 0834 (P118882) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00
MVN 21, 128 (P120365) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
MVN 21, 318 (P120555) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
NBC 04154 (P290234) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
Nik 2, 191 (P121874) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
Nisaba 31/2, 144 (P377068) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
Nisaba 33, 414 (P362184) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
Nisaba 34, 0934 (P507122) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00
Nisaba 34, 0937 (P507125) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.00.00
Nisaba 34, 0989 (P507325) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
Nisaba 34, 1070 (P507248) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.11.00
Nisaba 34, 1077 (P507255) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
Orient 55, 163 no. 9 (P424376) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00
RO 05, 06 05 (P128080) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.08.12.00
Rochester 131 (P128236) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.01.00
Rosen R411 (P498137) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
Rosen S082 (P498138) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00
SAT 3, 1694 (P144894) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
SAT 3, 1727 (P144927) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
SAT 3, 1810 (P145010) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00
SAT 3, 1973 (P145173) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
Smithsonian 22 (P332584) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.09.00
SMUI 1913.14.0700 (P420905) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
SMUI 1913.14.0737 (P420929) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
SMUI 1913.14.1451 (P421305) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
TCT-SAMA 27 (P529589) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
USC 6743 (P235553) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
UTI 3, 2154 (P140173) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.11.00
UTI 6, 3512 (P141528) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00
UTI 6, 3535 (P141550) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.04.00.00
UTI 6, 3711 (P141708) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.00.00
UTI 6, 3822 (P141818) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
YBC 14087 (P479354) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.00.00

Record

same seal owner as S000493.1 & S000493.2

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Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S006055

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q004921

References

  • primary: CUSAS 7, 0996C

    [MayrCUSAS7] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2025. The Seal Impressions of the Garšana and the Umma Archives.

  • history: Ashm seal cat. I, 0439

    [Buchanan1966catalogue1] Buchanan, Briggs. 1966. Cylinder Seals. Vol. 1. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford : Clarendon Press.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.04.xadd2137 (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: Mayr, PhD diss, 829.4

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU 1025C

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-19 at 12:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-15 at 13:32:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-20 at 10:14:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-13 at 06:57:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-25 at 10:18:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006055 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458765.
CDLI Seals 006055 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458765). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458765 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006055 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458765 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006055 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458765.
CDLI Seals 006055 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458765). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458765 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006055 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458765 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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