CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) (P540924)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A17694

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

30.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 9.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S020048
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s):
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OIP 72, pl. 21:216

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A17694
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Sin V
  • Excavation No: Kh 05 337
  • Findspot Square: Q42:19
  • Findspot Comments:

    Sin

  • Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of find-spot: Protoliterte d; Jemdet Nasr style

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-22 at 14:39:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-13 at 08:37:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-10 at 17:35:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-02 at 14:30:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-01 at 14:16:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020048 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P540924.
CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540924). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540924 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540924 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 020048 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P540924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P540924},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020048 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P540924.
CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540924). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540924 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540924 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 020048 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P540924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P540924},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/13/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P540924
LB  - CDLI:P540924
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - CDLI Seals 020048 (physical) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P540924
ER  -
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