OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 (P227486)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Has seal impression(s)

object sealing
seal 1
1. [{d}]i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal# kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. {d}szu-i3#-li2#-a#
6. dub-[sar]
7. dumu i-tu-[ri-a]
8. ensi2#
9. ARAD2-zu

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

  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    missing since 1935 (Whiting, JAOS 97, 171)

  • primary: Reichel diss., 278 TA 1931 T188

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.05.x2002 (seal only)

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: OIP 43, 143 TA 1931 T188

    [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.

  • history: JAOS 97 (pp. 171-177), 171

    [Whiting1977JAOS97] Whiting, Robert M. 1977. “The Reading of the Name DINGIR-Šu-ì-Lí-a.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 97: 171–77. https://doi.org/10.2307/599005.

  • history: Wu, NABU 1992:102

    [WuNABU1992:102] Wu, Yuhong. 1992. “The Deification of Šu-Iliya of Eshnunna While Being a Scribe.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1992.

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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation: check
  • Stratigraphic Level: Nurahum
  • Excavation No: TA 1931 T0188
  • Findspot Square: O31:5 (lower)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.00.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-24 at 13:19:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-24 at 13:18:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-23 at 15:14:06 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-23 at 15:05:30 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-21 at 15:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 18:01:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005584 (composite) (P458294) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227486.
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (No. P227486). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	title = {OIP 043, 143 {TA} 1931 {T188} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227486},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227486.
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (No. P227486). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 043, 143 TA 1931 T188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227486 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227486},
}


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