CDLI Seals 012085 (physical) (P498016)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0625

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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/P498016

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S012085

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number MRAH O.0625
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Speleers cat., 106f, 625

    [Speleers1917Cat] Speleers, Louis. 1917. Catalogue Des Intailles et Empreintes Orientales Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire.

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU p. 444

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-20 at 19:22:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-24 at 11:28:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012085 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498016.
CDLI Seals 012085 (physical) artifact entry (No. P498016). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498016 (Original work published 2016)
CDLI Seals 012085 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498016 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012085 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498016.
CDLI Seals 012085 (physical) artifact entry (No. P498016). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498016 (Original work published 2016)
CDLI Seals 012085 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498016 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 012085 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498016},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/31/
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