CDLI Seals 012776 (physical) (P509021)

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

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

20.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Seal

object seal
surface a
1. ARAD2-[sa3]
 en: Warassa,
2. _ensi2_ asz2-nun#-[na{ki}]
 en: governor of Ešnunna —
3. er3-ra-ba-ni _dub#-[sar]
 en: Erra-bāni, scribe,
4. _dumu_ szu-{d}t,a-ba#-[an]
 en: son of Šū-Ṭabān,
5. _ARAD2-[zu]_
 en: your servant.

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

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 20.0 high × 17.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S012776
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  • Artifact comments:

    physical cylinder seal


  • primary: RIME 4, .05.11.2001, 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: OIP 72, pl. 67:724

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

  • history: OIP 43, p. 154

    [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.

  • history: Reichel diss., 300 Seal legend no. 47

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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  • Excavation No: TA 1933 0372
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    Palace of the Rulers

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
2023-10-26 at 17:48:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-24 at 09:25:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-18 at 08:26:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 012776 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509021.
CDLI Seals 012776 (physical) artifact entry (No. P509021). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509021 (Original work published 2018)
CDLI Seals 012776 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509021 (Accessed: February 10, 2025).
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