CDLI Seals 006070 (composite) (P458780)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

-

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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-ke4
 en: king of the four corners:
column 2
1. {d}szul-gi-ha-zi-ir
 en: to Šulgi-ḫazir,
2. szagina
 en: general,
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
 en: his servant,
4. in-na-ba
 en: he gifted (this seal).

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004442
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 006070 (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
NATN 792 (P121489) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P458780

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S006070

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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) Q004442

References

  • primary: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 167 12

    [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, .01.04.xadd2109 (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: Hattori diss., p. 249

    [Hattori2002diss] Hattori, Atsuko. 2002. “Texts and Impressions: A Holistic Approach to Ur III Cuneiform Tablets from the University of Pennsylvania Expeditions to Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 09:25:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:52:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:46:16 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-12-25 at 10:18:43 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 006070 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458780.
CDLI Seals 006070 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458780). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458780 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006070 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458780 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 006070 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458780.
CDLI Seals 006070 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458780). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458780 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006070 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458780 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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