CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) (P430688)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 014668

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

30.0 mm

Seal

object seal
surface a
1. bi-la-la-ma
 en: Bilalama,
2. na-ra-am {d}tiszpak
 en: beloved of the god Tišpak,
3. _ensi2_
 en: governor
4. asz2-nun-na{ki}
 en: of Ešnunna
5. wu-sum2-be-li2
 en: Wusum-bēlī,
6. _dumu_ lu2-sza-lim
 en: son of Awīl-šalim,
7. _ARAD-zu_
 en: your servant.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S000594
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • primary: Reichel diss., 284 Seal legend no. 16

    [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: OIP 72, pl. 68:735

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: RIME 4, .05.03.2001

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

    According to Reichel (diss. 284) the find data given here is incorrect.

  • history: OIP 43, 146, Seal legend no 16, Fig. 101e

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 014668
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: TA 1931 0492
  • Findspot Square: N34:11
  • Findspot Comments:

    Houses below Southern Building

  • Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of Find-Spot: Early Larsa

  • Dates Referenced: Bilalama.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
2023-11-13 at 09:30:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-10 at 15:43:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-24 at 18:36:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-10-12 at 02:42:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-10-12 at 01:22:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

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

Impression Provenience Period Date
TA 1931 T244 (P509141) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Nūr-aḫum.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 000594 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430688.
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430688). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430688 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000594 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430688 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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