CDLI Seals 020556 (physical) (P541184)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16899

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Frit

Language(s)

Measurements

28.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Record

CDLI number	P541184
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P541184

Physical information

Artifact type	Cylinder seal
Dimensions	28.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Frit
Preservation
Seal Number	S020556

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 16899
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 10, 68

[Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-01 at 08:59:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-04-01 at 08:15:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-03 at 18:21:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 020556 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541184.

CDLI Seals 020556 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541184). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541184 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020556 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541184 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 020556 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541184.

CDLI Seals 020556 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541184). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541184 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020556 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541184 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541184},
}

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