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)

Stone > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

17.0 × 30.0

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

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  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Stone > Lapis lazuli
  • Measurements (mm): 17.0 high × 30.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • 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

  • N.d. [Frayne, Douglas R., RIME 3/2.05.02.01, ex. 01 (1432583)]

    history

  • 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:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2015-04-20 at 18:15:38 Englund, Robert K. British Museum CDLI approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Johnson, J. Cale; Englund, Robert K.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006359 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634.

CDLI Seals 006359 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226634). (2003, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634

CDLI Seals 006359 (physical) artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226634 (Accessed: February 7, 2023).

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