CDLI Seals 021149 (physical) (P541987)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 011337

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Measurements

15.0 mm × 8.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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	P541987
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P541987

Physical information

Steatite cylinder seal. (fragment) (not pierced). Na-bi-u(m...) Son of...

Artifact type	Cylinder seal D. 8mm
Dimensions	15.0 mm × 8.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S021149

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 16819
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 011337
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 7, pl. 62

[Woolley1976UE7] Woolley, C. Leonard, and Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan. 1976. The Old Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations, vol. 7. London : British Museum Publications. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/3918.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-04-04 at 18:14:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-05 at 09:44:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021149 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541987.

CDLI Seals 021149 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541987). (2024, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541987 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021149 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541987 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021149 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541987.

CDLI Seals 021149 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541987). (2024, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541987 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021149 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541987 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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