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CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) (P508839)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal Composite

Text

object seal
surface a
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ki-ag2 {d}nin#-[...]
en: beloved of Nin-...,
3'. dumu i-ba-al-pi-el
en: son of Ibāl-pî-El.

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Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:
composite
Material: Stone
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Seal no.: S012670
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
composite

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 4, .05.14.1001

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: OIP 43, 155, Seal legend no. 51

[Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q008553
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Provenience

Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ipiq-Adad2.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-09-26 at 11:21:16	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2019-09-26 at 11:20:39	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2018-03-09 at 06:14:17	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2018-02-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard; Frayne, Douglas R.	CDLI	approved

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Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 012670 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date
TA 1930 T0179 (P508923)	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Ipiq-Adad2.00.00.00
TA 1930 T0183 (P508924)	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Ipiq-Adad2.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012670 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 25, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P508839.

CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) artifact entry (No. P508839). (2018, February 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508839

CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508839 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {feb 25},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012670 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508839},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012670 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 25, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P508839.

CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) artifact entry (No. P508839). (2018, February 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P508839

CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P508839 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

@misc{2018CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {feb 25},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012670 (composite) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P508839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P508839},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/2/25/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P508839
LB  - CDLI:P508839
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - CDLI Seals 012670 (composite) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P508839
ER  -