Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S002563, S006055
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (1996) 1/1 pl. 041, 1911-237a-b
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1911-0237
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet & envelope
Material: clay
Date: Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.44.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 1(u)# ma-na siki-gi#
2. mu# sza-asz-szu2-ru{ki} ba#-hul#
3. 3(asz) [gu2] 3(u)# 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz)# 1/3(disz)# gin2 siki-gi
4. mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul
blank space
5. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 siki-gi
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. siki-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
10. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
reverse
1. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. siki-bi 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na
3. giri3 ur-lugal
4. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na
6. sa10-am3 dam dumu lu2-sa6-ga 3(disz)-a-ba
7. giri3 {d}szara2-i3-zu
8. kiszib3 gu-du-du
9. mu en [...] unu#{ki} masz2-e [ba]-pa3
blank space
10. szunigin 3(asz)# [gu2 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na] siki#-gi
11. zi#-[ga]
12. diri# [1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2]
13. [...] x
14. [...] x [...]
15. [...]
envelope
obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
2'. lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-ki-ag2-mu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
5. ARAD2-zu
seal 2
1. in-ta-e3-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-sa6-ga
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S002932.1
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (1996) 1/1 pl. 053, 1912-1161
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1912-1161
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tag
Material: clay
Date: 00.00.07.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 ba-usz2
2. ki nig2-du10-ga muhaldim-ta
3. iti min-esz3
reverse
blank space
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S999999
Primary Publication: Gelb, Ignace J. (1970) MAD 5 75
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1932-0354
Provenience: uncertain (mod. Mugdan/Umm al-Jir)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang akk
tablet
obverse
1. [en]-ma
2. [zu]-zu
3. a#-na pu3-su-su
4. isz#-te4
5. [szu]-i3#-li2-su
6. [...] 3(asz@c)#? _gin2# zabar#_
7. li-il-qa2
reverse
1. [a-na ...]
2. li#-di3-in
seal 1
(no linguistic content)
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S999999
Primary Publication: Bonechi, Marco; Finkel, Irving L.; Eidem, Jesper (2001) ETB 2 (pp. 99-120) 29
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1939-0332 (164)
Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: bulla
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang qcu
bulla
seal impression
seal 1
1. [...]-lu-ri2-im{ki#}
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S004020
Primary Publication: Bonechi, Marco; Finkel, Irving L.; Eidem, Jesper (2001) ETB 2 (pp. 99-120) 65
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1939-0332 (202)
Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: bulla
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang akk
bulla
seal impression
seal 1
1. pu3-su-du10
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S003415.1
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (2000) AAICAB 1/2 pl. 092, 1935-535
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1935-0535
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Amar-Suen.06.13.00 (intercalated)
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 kin sahar-ra
2. kab2-ku5 {d}asznan
3. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
4. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
5. iti diri
reverse
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S003649.3
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (2000) AAICAB 1/2 pl. 105, 1937-066
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1937-0066
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. 3(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz ad-kup4 u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. mar-sa gub-ba
4. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. kiszib3 lugal-nir-gal2
reverse
blank space
seal impression
1. mu sza-asz-szu2-[ru-um]{ki} ba#-[hul]
seal 1
1. lugal-nir-gal2
2. ma2!-gin2
3. ARAD2 {d}szara2
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S005861
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (2003) AAICAB 1/3 . 222, Bod S 179
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Bod S 179
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet & envelope
Material: clay
Date: Šulgi.33.09.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
(enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. la2-ia3 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
blank space
seal impression
2. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la ugula kikken2 e2-szara2
3. [...]
4. [...]-ab-ba-[...]
5. [...]
reverse
1. [iti? {d}]li9#-si4!
2. [sza3] bala
blank space
seal impression
3. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
4. giri3 ab-ba-mu
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la!
2. dumu nam-ha?-ni
3. ($ blank space $)
(Grégoire: nam-an-ne2)
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S002251
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (2003) AAICAB 1/3 . 222, Bod S 180
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Bod S 180
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet & envelope
Material: clay
Date: Šulgi.35.00.00 (us2 year)
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
(enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 5(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze zi3-da ur5-ra
blank space
seal impression
3. masz i3-ib2-si
4. ki ad-da-ta
5. lugal-{d}isztaran
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. lugal-{d}isztaran#
2. dumu lugal-lu2-[x]
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S002575
Primary Publication: Grégoire, Jean-Pierre (2003) AAICAB 1/3 . 225, Bod S 191 & Bod S 190a
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Bod S 191 & Bod S 190a
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet & envelope
Material: clay
Date: Šulgi.31.04.00 (us2 year)
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ARAD2-ta
3. gu2-tar
4. szu ba-an-ti
reverse
1. mu gur-e kab2 nu-du11-ga-sze3 gur-ba kab2 i3-gal2
2. iti nesag
3. mu us2-sa dumu lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ki ARAD2-ta
blank space
seal impression
3. inim-{d}inanna szu ba-ti
blank space
seal impression
4. mu gur-bi kab2 nu-du11-sze3
reverse
1. ib2-ta-tur
blank space
seal impression
2. iti nesag
blank space
seal impression
3. mu dumu lugal# [...]
seal 1
1. inim-{d}[inanna]
2. dumu lugal-x x [...]
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S013852
Primary Publication:
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Bod B 012
Provenience: —
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Seal Witness
Seal No.: S001524
Witness to composite(s): Q008457
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 .x0.15.x2001, ex. 01
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1921-0948
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > mineral > serpentine
Date: Nur-surutar.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang akk
object seal
surface a
1. im-s,i2-e2-a
en: Imṣi-Ea,
2. _ARAD_ nu-ur2-{d}su-ru-tar
en: servant of Nūr-Surutar.
Seal
Seal No.: S002563
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0341
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. in-ta-e3-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-sa6-ga
Seal
Seal No.: S002575
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0342
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. inim-{d}inanna
2. dumu lugal-iti-da
Seal
Seal No.: S002932
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0471C,D
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Date: Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. lu2-kal-la
en: Lukalla,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
en: son of Ur-E’e, cattle manager.
Seal
Seal No.: S003415
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0569
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Date: Šulgi.31.04.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
en: Lugal-emaḫe,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
en: son of Lugal-kugani.
Seal
Seal No.: S003649
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0645
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. lugal-nir-gal2
en: Lugal-nirgal,
2. ma2!-gin2
en: boat-builder,
gin2 corrected to ma2 on seal surface?
3. ARAD2 {d}szara2
en: servant of Šara.
Seal
Seal No.: S004020
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 416
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. pu3-su-du10
Seal
Seal No.: S005861
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0799
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. szesz-kal-la!
2. dumu nam-ha?-ni
3. ($ blank space $)
(Grégoire: nam-an-ne2)
Seal Composite
Seal No.: S006055
Composite No.: Q004921
Primary Publication: Mayr, Rudolf H. (2025) CUSAS 7 0996C
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
column 1
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:
column 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
en: Ur-Nungal,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
en: son of Ur-Šara,
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
en: chief accountant,
5. ARAD2-zu
en: is your servant.
Seal Witness
Seal No.: S014107
Witness to composite(s): Q004795
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 633
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1922-0061
Provenience: —
Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > mineral > agate
Date: Adad-nerari3.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang akk
object seal
surface a
1. _{na4}kiszib_ {m}{d}muati-man-pab
2. _lu2-sag_ sza2 {m}10-erin2-tah2
3. _man kur asz_
Seal
Seal No.: S006523
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 1
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1913-0763
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang nlc
object seal
surface a
(no linguistic content)
Seal
Seal No.: S006524
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 2
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1949-0877
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang nlc
object seal
surface a
(no linguistic content)
Seal
Seal No.: S006525
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 14
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1926-0483
Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > sedimentary rock > limestone
Transliteration:
atf: lang nlc
object seal
surface a
(no linguistic content)
Seal
Seal No.: S006526
Primary Publication: Buchanan, Briggs (1966) Ashm seal cat. I 15
Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum no.: Ashm 1949-0878
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone
Transliteration:
atf: lang nlc
object seal
surface a
(no linguistic content)