Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 135111Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Language(s)
-Measurements
38.0 mm × 10.0 mmSeal Annotation unreviewed
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) |
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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
| Impression | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI number | P475905 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P475905 |
WAS 5, p. 174: This seal appears to be a crude forgery but this is unlikely although there may have been some re-cutting of the worn original design
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | 38.0 mm × 10.0 mm |
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| Material(s) | Mineral > Chlorite |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S009165 |
| Provenience | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 135111 |
| Accession Number |
primary: WAS 5, 339
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-02-20 at 10:58:17 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-01-04 at 11:29:40 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-05 at 10:26:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
year = {2024},
month = {jan 4},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 009165 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P475905},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475905},
}
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