CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) (P430144)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

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Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Seal Composite

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. ARAD2-{d}nanna
 en: ARAD-Nanna,
2. sukkal-mah
 en: the sukkalmaḫ,
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
 en: son of Ur-Šulpa’e,
4. sukkal-mah
 en: the sukkalmaḫ,
5. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Seal (not impression) Artifact type comments:

    composite

  • Material: Stone
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  • Seal no.: S000043
  • Seal information:

    cf. S005702, S006004

  • Artifact comments:

    composite

  • primary: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 169 49

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • primary: HSAO 16, 425a

    [Tsouparopoulou2015HSAO16] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2015. The Ur III Seals Impressed on Documents from Puzriš-Dagān (Drehem). Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient, Band 16. Heidelberg: Heidelberger Orientverlag.

  • history: CCL 1, T.218

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.04.x2002

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

  • history: Tsouparopulou diss.,, 043a

    [Tsouparoloulou2008diss] Tsouparopoulou, Christina. 2008. “The Material Face of Bureaucracy: Writing, Sealing and Archiving Tablets for the Ur III State at Drehem.” Phdthesis.

  • Composite No.: Q001832
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-18 at 18:35:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-18 at 10:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-18 at 08:21:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-12-25 at 10:18:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000043 (composite). See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
CUSAS 40, 0790 (P515574) Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.--.--.-- ?
ITT 2, 00994 (P110864) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
ITT 5, 06772 (P111482) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.00.00.00
ITT 5, 08220 (P111719) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00
MVN 03, 248 (P113808) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.04.00
MVN 08, 185 (P115575) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.02.04.00
PhD thesis, app. p. 18 (P289892) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) --.--.--.--
QNAR 1, Fig. 3 (P202257) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.07.05.00
RTC 429 (P128582) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.09.05.00
SNAT 129 (P129890) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.03.00.00
TCS 1, 177 & ITT 2, 00866 (P145700) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) 00.00.00.00
TCS 1, 180 (P145701) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.06.00.00 ? (us2-us2 year)
TCTI 2, 03924 (P133120) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šū-Suen.01.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 000043 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430144.
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430144). (2023, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430144 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000043 (composite) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430144 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	month = {jul 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430144},
}


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