CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) (P458868)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
column 2
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dumu la-ni
3. sukkal-mah
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s)
Composite Number Q004347
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 006158 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P458868

Physical information

composite

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
composite
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S006158

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
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) Q004347

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.02.xadd2130

    [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: QNAR 1, BM 85322

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

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  • history: CCL 1, T.186

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: Hattori diss., p. 342

    [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
2026-01-27 at 13:52:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune 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 Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006158 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P458868.
CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458868). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458868 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458868 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006158 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P458868.
CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458868). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458868 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458868 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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