CDLI Seals 000539 (composite) (P430635)

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}i-bi2-{d}suen
 en: Ibbi-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
 en: king of the four corners
column 2
1. ARAD2-{d}nanna
2. sukkal-mah
3. ARAD2-da-ni-ir
 en: his servant
4. in-na-ba
 en: (this seal) presented.

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.: S000539
  • Seal information:

    Tsouparopoulou, HSAO 16, p. 315 reads the name of seal owner as Urdu-{d}Nanna

  • Artifact comments:

    composite

  • primary: HSAO 16, 425b

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.05.x2003

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

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 167 13

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • history: Tsouparoloulou diss., 043b

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

  • Composite No.: Q001858
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00, Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:47:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:26:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:52:09 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
2020-02-12 at 17:03:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-30 at 21:54:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-30 at 08:33:49 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

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Seals 000539 (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
ITT 2, 00937 (P110807) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
ITT 3, 05405 (P111183) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
ITT 3, 06021 (P111230) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.11.00 (Reichskalender)
Nisaba 08, 017 (P320495) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.03.00 (Reichskalender)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 000539 (Composite) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430635.
CDLI Seals 000539 (composite) artifact entry (No. P430635). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430635 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000539 (composite) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430635 (Accessed: April 4, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P430635},
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