MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 (P338200)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 35-01-671

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P338200

Physical information

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 20083
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 35-01-671
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 287420
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.35-1-671

References

  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 33

    [Matthews1993MSVO2] Matthews, Roger J. 1993. Cities, Seals and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    Provenance unknown. H >3.0, L >4.1. Two rollings. Symbols: ?U4 DUG3, U4 U4 ?E2, AN leg cross, ? - Sealing 5.8 x 5.2 x 1.8. Reverse has curve di. 10.0, and impressions of leather creases encircled by two rows of string, sd di, 0.2, sg di. 0.25, TP 0.4, SSD


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P338200.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry (No. P338200). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338200 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338200 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338200},
}

TY  - ELEC
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ID  - P338200
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338200
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P338200.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry (No. P338200). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338200 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338200 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338200},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P338200
LB  - CDLI:P338200
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSVO 2, ED seal no. 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338200
ER  - 
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