CDLI Seals 012061 (physical) (P477993)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 09685

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Mineral > Nephrite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal

object seal
column 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. sipa-{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4-i3-pa3
2. ra2-gaba ARAD2-zu

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Nephrite
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S012061
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • primary: ENES, 538

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 09685
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-29 at 16:02:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-28 at 12:29:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-28 at 09:13:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-03-14 at 12:28:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-03-13 at 12:47:27 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 012061 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P477993.
CDLI Seals 012061 (physical) artifact entry (No. P477993). (2023, July 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P477993 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 012061 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P477993 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 29},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012061 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P477993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P477993},
}


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