CDLI Seals 013939 (physical) (P516953)

Administrative Cylinder seal dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 139951

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Material(s)

Mineral > Chlorite

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. i-s,i2-{d}da-gan
 en: Iṣi-Dagān,
2. _szagina_
 en: viceroy
3. ma-ri2{ki}
 en: of Mari,
4. x x
5. zi? du(?) x x? x

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P516953

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Chlorite
Preservation
Seal Number S013939

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 139951
Accession Number 1985-07-15, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1985-0715-1

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .06.01.x2002

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

  • history: MARI 5, p.602-604, p. 602-604

    [Collon1987Iṣi-Dagan] Collon, Dominique, and Irving L. Finkel. 1987. “A Seal Naming Iṣi-Dagan of Mari.” Mari, Annales de Recherches Interdisciplinaires 5: 602–4.

  • history: First Impressions, 120

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-10-17 at 10:58:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-10-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 013939 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P516953.
CDLI Seals 013939 (physical) artifact entry (No. P516953). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516953 (Original work published 2019)
CDLI Seals 013939 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516953 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 013939 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P516953.
CDLI Seals 013939 (physical) artifact entry (No. P516953). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516953 (Original work published 2019)
CDLI Seals 013939 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516953 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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