CDLI Seals 001422 (physical) (P216679)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in American Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Collection(s)

American Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Number

Morgan Seal 0237

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

25.5 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1-2. szar#?-ka3?-[li2]-#szar3-[ri2]
 en: Šar-k[ali]-ša[rrī],
3. _lugal#_ [x?]
 en: ki[ng (x)].

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216679

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 25.5 mm
Weight
Material(s) Bone > Shell
Preservation
Seal Number S001422

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) American Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Museum Number Morgan Seal 0237
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 2, .01.05.2011, ex. 01 (1993)

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Pierpont Morgan, 237

    [Porada1948Morgan] Porada, Edith. 1948. The Collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in North American Collections 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-19 at 09:35:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-15 at 17:10:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-09-23 at 09:52:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-09 at 22:53:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-21 at 02:45:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001422 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216679.
CDLI Seals 001422 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216679). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216679 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001422 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216679 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001422 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216679.
CDLI Seals 001422 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216679). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216679 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001422 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216679 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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