CDLI Seals 008294 (physical) (P475071)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089298

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ha-ab-de-e-{d}iszkur
 en: Ḫabde-Adda,
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-ku-bi
 en: son of Nur-Kubi,
3. _ARAD2_ {d}i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
 en: servant of Ipiq-Adad.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P475071

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 24.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S008294

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Previously owned by Claudius James Rich; Purchased from Mary Rich in 1825.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 089298
Accession Number 1825-05-03, R159

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1825-0503-159

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .05.14.2005, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 3, 345

    [Collon1986WAS3] Collon, Dominique. 1986. Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 3.

  • history: First Impressions, 170

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

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
2025-07-10 at 06:06:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Image annotation Bampfield, Lara Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-29 at 09:58:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Image annotation Bampfield, Lara Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-05 at 10:19:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-12 at 10:43:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-09 at 06:35:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008294 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P475071.
CDLI Seals 008294 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475071). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475071 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008294 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475071 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008294 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P475071.
CDLI Seals 008294 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475071). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475071 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008294 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475071 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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