CDLI Seals 012742 (physical) (P504812)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 09118

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

210.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. ig-mil-{d}suen
 en: Igmil-Sîn,
2. _dumu_ ra-ma-nu
 en: son of Rammānu,
3. _ARAD2_ s,il2-li2-{d}suen
 en: servant of Ṣillī-Sîn.

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/P504812

Physical information

physical cylinder seal

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical cylinder seal
Dimensions 210.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S012742

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 09118
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.9118

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .05.21.2001, 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: ENES, 0899

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: Engraved on stone, pl. 32, no. 462

    [Feingold2014OBSeals] Feingold, Rony. 2014. Engraved on Stone: Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals and Seal Inscriptions in the Old Babylonian Period. Gorgias Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-14 at 15:14:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-29 at 16:02:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-28 at 12:29:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-28 at 09:13:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-12 at 07:13:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012742 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504812.
CDLI Seals 012742 (physical) artifact entry (No. P504812). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504812 (Original work published 2017)
CDLI Seals 012742 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504812 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 012742 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P504812.
CDLI Seals 012742 (physical) artifact entry (No. P504812). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P504812 (Original work published 2017)
CDLI Seals 012742 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P504812 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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