Abstract
Uš-ra-sá-mu is a name recorded several times in some texts of the archives L.2769 and L.2712 of Palace G of Ebla (Tell Mardikh, Syria, 24th century BC). Since this name, and its variant spellings, are mentioned in different contexts and are qualified by different roles, the question of whether the name Uš-ra-sá-mu refers to more than one individual remains debated. The subsequent discovery, in 2007, of a cylinder seal engraved with Uš-ra-sá-mu’s name led to another debated question: who among the individuals referred to as Uš-ra-sá-mu was the owner of the cylinder seal? Therefore, this article aims to provide answers to these two questions, proposing that the name Uš-ra-sá-mu refers to one individ¬ual only, who was one of the Ebla’s high-ranking officials who could own a cylinder seal.
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