CDLI Seals 011487 (physical) (P478281)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 00697

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
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
 en: king of the four corners:
5. inim-{d}szara2
 en: Inimšara
6. dub-sar
 en: scribe
7. dumu ba-sa6-ga
 en: son of Bašaga
8. ARAD-zu
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P478281

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S011487

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA 00697
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, 253

    [Moortgat1940VR] Moortgat, Anton. 1940. Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Steinschneidekunst.

  • history: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 34, 304

    [Ward1910SealCyl] Ward, William H. 1910. The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-14 at 16:09:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-18 at 10:47:26 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011487 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P478281.
CDLI Seals 011487 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478281). (2023, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478281 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 011487 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478281 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011487 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P478281.
CDLI Seals 011487 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478281). (2023, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478281 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 011487 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478281 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478281},
}

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