CDLI Seals 001440 (physical) (P247682)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 17720 (= UM 30-12-001 ?)

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Seal

object seal
surface a
1. a-kalam-du10
 en: A-kalam-du,
2. lugal
 en: king
3. uri5
 en: of Ur:
4. a-szu-sikil-an
 en: Ašusikilan
5. dam-ni
 en: (is) his wife.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001440
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical


  • primary: RIME 1, .13.04.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: AJ 1929, p. 341,

    [sec45378] N.d.

  • history: UE 2, no. 065

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 17720 (= UM 30-12-001 ?)
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 11825
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-05 at 17:40:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-03 at 10:16:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:48:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-03 at 17:02:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-08-15 at 13:59:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-07-03 at 13:27:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:58 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:22 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale 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 001440 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P247682.
CDLI Seals 001440 (physical) artifact entry (No. P247682). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P247682 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Seals 001440 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P247682 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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