CDLI Seals 000233 (physical) (P430331)

Administrative seal (not impression) excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067920

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chalcedony

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

18.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. a#-na# _umun#_-szu2 {dis}{d}mes-a-mu#
 en: To his lord, Marduk-apla-iddina,
2. _a#_ {disz}ia4-kin7# _ba_
 en: seed of Iakin, presented.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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/P430331

Physical information

Artifact type Seal (not impression)
Dimensions 18.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Chalcedony
Preservation
Seal Number S000233

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Acquired through the antiquities market.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 067920
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIMB 2, .06.21.04, ex. 01

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: First Impressions, 369

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • history: Collon Babylonian seals, p. 115, Fig. 7.27

    [Collon2007BabSeals] Collon, Dominique. 2007. “Babylonian Seals.” Edited by Gwendolyn Leick. The Babylonian World, 95–123.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-09-06 at 10:07:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-05 at 14:45:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 08:33:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 11:14:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000233 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P430331.
CDLI Seals 000233 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430331). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430331 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000233 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430331 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000233 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P430331.
CDLI Seals 000233 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430331). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430331 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000233 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430331 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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