CDLI Seals 008603 (physical) (P431151)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 116722

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

72.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Seal

Text

object composite text
surface a
  (no linguistic content)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 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/P431151

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Calcite
Preservation
Seal Number S008603

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116722
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 1, 01a

    [Wiseman1962WAS1] Wiseman, Donald J. 1962. Uruk-Early Dynastic Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 1.

  • history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 05i

    [Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

  • history: ADFU 1, pl. 17c

    [Heinrich1936ADFU1] Heinrich, Ernst. 1936. Kleinfunde Aus Den Archaischen Tempelschichten in Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka 1. Berlin : Deutsche forschungsgemeinschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-29 at 09:04:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-28 at 20:20:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-02-12 at 19:34:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-28 at 21:45:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-28 at 21:30:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:42:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008603 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431151.
CDLI Seals 008603 (physical) artifact entry (No. P431151). (2023, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431151 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 008603 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431151 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008603 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431151.
CDLI Seals 008603 (physical) artifact entry (No. P431151). (2023, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431151 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 008603 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431151 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	month = {nov 29},
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}


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