CDLI Seals 006359 (physical) (P226634)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089851

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

17.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Seal

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}za-ar-da-mu
2. {d}utu ma-ti-szu
3. na-ra-am
4. {d}nergal
5. i-li-szu
6. an-nu-ni-tum
7. um-ma-szu
8. {d}szul#-pa#-e3 x-ti-x-AN#-szu#
column 2
1. x-[...]
2. x-[...]-szu# _en sig-nun_ a-li-ik i-mi-ti-szu
3. x-{d}utu
4. _dumu_-si-szu#?
5. _lugal_ da-num
6. _lugal_ GA-har
7. u _lugal_
8. ki-ib-ra-tim ar-ba-im
9. _dam_ {d}inanna

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: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
  • Measurements (mm): 17.0 high × 30.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S006359
  • Seal information:

    goddess wearing a flounced robe and a multiple horned head-dress, with weapons rising from her shoulders, stands with one hand raised. Before her stands the bearded and kilted deified, victorious king who holds a multiple mace and rests the other hand on

  • Artifact comments:

    physical


  • primary: RIME 3/2, .05.02.01, ex. 01

    [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: WAS 2, 472

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 089851
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-22, 0003a

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Zardamu.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-04-20 at 18:15:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf British Museum 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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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 006359 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634.
CDLI Seals 006359 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226634). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006359 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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