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CDLI Seals 006168 (composite) (P458878)

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

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Seal Composite

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
2. ur-{d}lamma
3. sza3-tam
4. ARAD2-zu

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  • Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:

    composite

  • Material: Stone
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S006168
  • Seal information:

    cf. S005719

  • Artifact comments:

    composite

  • primary: QNAR 1, BM 26353

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

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.xadd2123

    [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.

  • Composite No.: Q004340
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.05.-- (us2 year), Amar-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-02 at 10:39:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Liu Changyu; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 006168 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

This artifact is a composite seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date
Amherst 022 (P100860) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.11d.00 (intercalated)
Berens 029 (P105740) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.05.00
BM 019310 (P318768) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year)
MVN 09, 060 (P115703) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.04.00
MVN 12, 080 (P116342) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.10.00
MVN 12, 353 (P116615) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.02.00.00
MVN 22, 040 (P203569) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.05.00 (us2 year)
PPAC 5, 0092 (P315704) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.11.00
PPAC 5, 0459 (P207093) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.--.--
PPAC 5, 1109 (P378942) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.04.00 (us2 year)
PPAC 5, 1567 (P380230) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.06.00 (us2 year)
SAT 1, 169 (P131278) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.46.09.00 (Reichskalender)
SAT 1, 171 (P131280) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.48.08.00
SAT 1, 363 (P131467) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 006168 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P458878.
CDLI Seals 006168 (composite) artifact entry (No. P458878). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P458878 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006168 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P458878 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 006168 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P458878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P458878},
}


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