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CDLI Seals 002047 (physical) (P454757)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 102556

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Material(s)

Mineral > Serpentine

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

object seal
surface a
1. be-li2-i-pa-al-sa3-am
en: Bēlī-ippalsam,
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}urasz
en: son of Ibni-Uraš,
3. _ARAD2_ {d}urasz
en: servant of Uraš
4. u3 su-mu-la-il3
en: and Sūmû-la-Il.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:
physical
Material: Mineral > Serpentine
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S002047
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
physical

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 4, .03.02.2002, ex. 01

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: WAS 3, 079

[Collon1986WAS3] Collon, Dominique. 1986. Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 3.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 102556
Accession No.: 1908-04-11, 0064

Provenience

Provenience: Dilbat (mod. Deilam) [uncertain]
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sumu-la-El.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-09 at 10:35:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-25 at 13:33:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-09-05 at 10:19:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2015-10-24 at 17:11:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI; Firth, Richard; Földi, Zsombor J.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Liu Changyu; Santoïemma, Loïc		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The British Museum Collection (W_1908-0411-64)

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Notes

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“CDLI Seals 002047 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757.

CDLI Seals 002047 (physical) artifact entry (No. P454757). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 002047 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Seals} 002047 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757},
}

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“CDLI Seals 002047 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757.

CDLI Seals 002047 (physical) artifact entry (No. P454757). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Seals 002047 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {feb 29},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 002047 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757},
}

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UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P454757
ER  -

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