CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) (P217332)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 004221

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Language(s)

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Seal

object seal
surface a
1. ad-da
 en: Adda,
2. ugula e2
 en: the estate overseer
3. en-he2-du7-an-na
 en: of Enḫedu’ana.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
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  • Seal no.: S001437
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    physical

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  • primary: RIME 2, .01.01.2004, ex. 01 (1993)

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 16a

    [Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

  • history: UET 1, 0272

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: UE 2, no. 307

    [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.

  • citation: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 75 no. 89

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

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  • Museum No.: IM 004221
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 09178
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Pre-Classical Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: Sargon.00.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49 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
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-03 at 17:00:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-06-06 at 14:44:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 001437 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217332.
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (No. P217332). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217332 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001437 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217332 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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