Seal Witness
Seal No.: S001562
Witness to composite(s): Q001978
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 .01.07.2003, ex. 01
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > metamorphic rock > steatite
Date: Bur-Sin.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. ARAD-{d}utu
en: Warad-Šamaš,
2. dumu zi-ia-tum
en: son of Ziyatum,
3. ARAD bur-{d}suen
en: servant of Bur-Sin.
Seal Composite
Seal No.: S012217
Composite No.: Q001977
Primary Publication:
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Date: Bur-Sin.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
column 1
1. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: Būr-Sîn,
2. lugal kal-ga
en: mighty king,
3. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,
column 2
1. ab-ba-mu
en: Abbamu,
2. dub-sar
en: scribe,
3. dumu lu2-{d}utu
en: son of Lu-Utu,
4. ARAD-zu
en: your servant.
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S999999
Primary Publication:
Collection: anonymous, Germany
Museum no.: Kress 290
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin.02.00.00
Primary Publication:
Collection: anonymous
Museum no.: Anonymous 519730
Provenience: —
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin.D.00.00
Primary Publication: Schollmeyer, A. Franz (1928-1929) MAOG 04, 195, MD 5
Collection: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany
Museum no.: MW —
Provenience: Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin.F.11.00
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S999999
Primary Publication: Simmons, Stephen D. (1978) YOS 14 124
Collection: Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum no.: YBC 07678
Provenience: Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin.G.12.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2-la
2. da e2 a-bi-du10
3. u3 da szu-ma-ma
4. sag-bi sila
5. [sa10] til-la-ni-sze3
6. [n ma]-na ku3-babbar
7. [in]-na-la2
8. ki i3-li2-am-ra-ni
9. a-pa-a-a
10. in-szi#-sa10
11. u4-kur2-sze3 inim nu-ga2-ga2
12. mu {d}lugal-mar2-da
reverse
1. u3 a-lum-bi-u2-mu
2. in-pa3
3. igi {d}suen-i-din-na-asz dumu i-din-{d}suen
4. igi zi-mu-e2-a dumu {d}utu-tu-kul2-ti
5. igi {d}suen-re-me-ni simug
6. igi a-ta#-na-ah-i3-li2 dumu a-bu-um-t,a3-bu-um
7. igi# a-hu-ni dub-sar
blank space
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu A x [(x)] x AD SZU AN ba-[x]
seal 1
1. i3-li2-am-ra-ni
2. dumu u2-ba-a-a
Primary Publication: Chiera, Edward (1914) PBS 8/1 5
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 04939
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.--.10.00
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication:
Collection: Owen, E. L., Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA
Museum no.: OwenEL 004
Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object brick
surface a
1. {d}bur-{d}suen
2. sipa sza3 nibru{ki} du10-du10
3. engar kal-ga
4. uri5{ki}-ma
5. gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga ki-be2 gi4
6. en me-a tum2-ma
7. unu{ki}-ga
8. lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na
9. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
10. dam me-te# ur2# ku3 {d}[inanna]
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 04
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum no.: MMA 59.41.84
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: brick
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 03
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Has seal impression(s)
Impressed with seal(s): S012051
Primary Publication: Legrain, Léon (1951) UE 10 445 & 462
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tag
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Composite
Composite No.: Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01 composite
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: —
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object composite text
surface a
1. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: Bur-Sin,
2. sipa sza3 nibru{ki} du10-du10
en: shepherd who makes the heart of Nippur pleasant,
3. engar kal-ga
en: mighty farmer
4. uri2{ki}-ma
en: of Ur,
5. gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga ki-be2 gi4
en: he who restores the divine plan of Eridu,
6. en me-a tum2-ma
en: en priest fit for the divine attributes
7. unu{ki}-ga
en: of Uruk,
8. lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na
en: king of Isin
9. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: and king of Sumer and Akkad,
10. dam me-te ur2 ku3 {d}inanna
en: proper spouse for the holy loins of Inanna.
Composite
Composite No.: Q001974
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.02 composite
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: —
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object composite text
surface a
1. {d}inanna
en: To Inanna
2. nin-a-ni-ir
en: his mistress,
3. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: Bur-Sin,
4. lugal ka-ga
en: the mighty king,
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of Sumer and Akkad,
6. mu-un-dim2
en: fashioned it (this statuette)
7. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
en: and for his life
8. a mu-na-ru
en: dedicatd it to her.
Composite
Composite No.: Q001975
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.03 composite
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: —
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: —
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object composite text
surface a
1. {d}na-na-a
en: To Nanaia
2. nin-a-ni-ir
en: his lady,
3. nam-ti
en: for the life
4. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: of Bur-Sin,
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of Sumer and Akkad,
6. ki-ag2 {d}inanna
en: the beloved of Inanna
7. u3 {d}na-na-a-sze3
en: and Nanaia,
8. {d}na-na-a-ib2-sa2
en: Nanaia-ibsa,
9. lukur ki-ag2 kaskal-la-ka-ne2
en: his beloved lukur priestess of the road,
10. u3 nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
en: also for her own life,
11. a mu-na-ru
en: she dedicated it (this plate).
12. lu2 a-gu2-bi
en: A person who this agu plate
13. su {d}na-na-a-ta
en: from the body of Nanaia
14. ib2-ta-ab-zi-zi-a
en: shall remove,
15. sza3-ge guru6-sze3
en: and either for a free-will offering
16. u3 in-ga2-ga2-a
en: uses it
17. u3 ib2-zi-re-a
en: or destroys it,
18. {d}na-na-a
en: may Nanaia
19. nin-mu
en: my mistress
20. asz2 gig-ga he2-en-dab
en: let him be seized by a painful curse.
Composite
Composite No.: Q001976
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.2001 composite
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: —
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object composite text
surface a
1. {d}nin-isin2{si}{ki}-na
en: To Ninisina
2. nin-a-ni-ir
en: his mistress,
3. nin lu2 ku5-da? dim2-dim2
en: the lady who (re)fashions the person who is cut(?),
4. nam-ti
en: for the life
5. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: of Bur-Sin,
6. lugal kal-ga
en: the mighty king,
7. lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na
en: king of Isin,
8. {d}en-lil2-en-nam
en: Enlilennam,
9. dumu zi-bu-u2-ni
en: son of Zibuni,
10. a mu-na-ru
en: dedicated it (this figurine).
Seal Composite
Seal No.: S012051
Composite No.: Q001979
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 .01.07.2004
Collection: —
Museum no.: —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression)
Material: stone
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object composite text
surface a
1. ur-{d}nin-[...]
en: Ur-Nin-...,
2. [dub-sar]
en: the scribe,
3. dumu {d}da-mu-gal
en: son of Damu-rabi,
4. ARAD2 {d}bur-{d}suen
en: servant of Bur-Sin.
Seal Witness
Seal No.: S005549
Witness to composite(s): Q001980
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 .01.07.2005, ex. 01
Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum no.: VA 02720
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > mineral > jasper
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. {d}bur-{d}suen
en: Bur-Sin,
2. lugal kal-ga
en: mighty king,
3. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of Sumer and Akkad,
4. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
en: Lu-Enlila
5. dub-sar
en: the scribe,
6. dumu lugal-ezem
en: son of Lugalezem,
7. ARAD-zu
en: (is) your servant.
Seal Witness
Seal No.: S002155
Witness to composite(s): Q001981
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 .01.07.2006, ex. 01
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM —
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone > mineral > hematite
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object seal
surface a
1. dingir-a-hu-u2
en: Ilum-ahu
2. ARAD bur-{d}suen
en: the servant of Bur-Sin.
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001975
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.03, ex. 01
Collection: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum no.: LB 2120
Provenience: —
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object plate
surface a
1. {d}na-na-a
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. nam-ti
4. {d}bur-{d}suen
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
6. ki-ag2 {d}inanna#
7. u3 {d}na-na-a-sze3#
8. {d}na-na-a-ib2-sa2
9. lukur ki-ag2 kaskal-la-ka-ne2
10. u3 nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
11. a mu-na-ru
12. lu2 a-gu2-bi
13. su {d}na-na-a-ta
14. ib2-ta-ab-zi-zi-a
15. sza3-ge kara2-sze3
16. u3 in-ga2-ga2-a
17. u3 ib2-zi-re-a#
18. {d}na-na-a
19. nin-mu
20. asz2 gig-ga he2-en#-dab
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 02
Collection: Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist EŞEM 01062
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: brick
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 05
Collection: —
Museum no.: unknown
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: brick
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 08
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM —
Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: brick
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001974
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.02, ex. 01
Collection: Strauss, unlocated
Museum no.: Strauss —
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: Figure > statuette
Material: stone > mineral > agate
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object statuette
surface a
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. {d}bur-{d}suen
4. lugal ka-ga
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
6. mu-un-dim2#
7. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
8. a mu-na-[ru]
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001976
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.2001, ex. 01
Collection: anonymous
Museum no.: Anonymous 431548
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: Figure > figurine
Material: stone
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object dog figurine
surface a
1. {d}nin-isin2{si}{ki}-na
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. nin lu2 ku5-da? dim2-dim2#
4. nam-ti
5. {d}bur-{d}suen
6. lugal kal-ga
7. lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na
8. {d}en-lil2-en-nam
9. dumu zi-bu-u2-ni
10. a mu-na-ru
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001973
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (1990) RIME 4 01.07.01, ex. 07
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 076546
Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Date: Bur-Sin1.00.00.00
