CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) (P226811)

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 116719

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Dolomite

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Seal

object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
 en: To the god Meslamta-e'a,
2. lugal-a-ni
 en: his lord,
3. nam-ti
 en: for the life
4. {d}szul-gi
 en: of Šulgi,
5. dingir kalam-ma-na
 en: god of his land,
6. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
column 2
1. lugal an ub-<da> limmu2-ba-ka-sze3
 en: king of the four quarters.

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: Mineral > Dolomite
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  • Seal no.: S006349
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  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2038, ex. 01

    [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: WAS 2, 471

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 116719
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:58:29 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:55:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-09-24 at 11:54:52 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-29 at 10:49:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-21 at 08:19:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 006349 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226811.
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (No. P226811). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226811 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 006349 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P226811 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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