CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) (P474685)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Dolomite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
en: Šū-Suen,
2. nita kal-ga
en: strong man,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
en: king of heaven with its four corners:
column 2
1. lu2-{d}na-ru2-[a]
en: Lu-Nurua,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu he2-sa6
en: son of Ḫesa,
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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:
physical
Material: Mineral > Dolomite
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S007908
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
physical

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: WAS 2, 445

[Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.
history: CT 21, pl. 28 BM 091023

[King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 091023
Accession No.: 1895-01-12, 0001

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-06 at 16:03:34	Senior, Andrew	Transliteration	Senior, Andrew		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-01-31 at 11:23:29	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:51	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2018-06-25 at 11:33:29	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.91023) (BM.91023)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-0112-1) (W_1895-0112-1)

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
Schreiberwesen p. 204 1 (P200490)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20170107 foxvog: probably = P200490

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007908 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474685.

CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474685). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007908 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474685.

CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474685). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 007908 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474685 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P474685},
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