CDLI Seals 021543 (physical) (P542397)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 A16970

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 17.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S021543
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    banquet

  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: OIP 72, pl. 86: 915

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

  • citation: OIP 98, p. 45

    [Jacobsen1990OIP98] Jacobsen, Thorkild, Harold D. Hill, and Pinhas Delougaz. 1990. Old Babylonian Public Buildings in the Diyala Region. Part One: Excavations at Ishchali, Part Two: Khafajah Mounds. Oriental Institute Publications 98. University of Chicago Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A16970
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Kititum III-IV
  • Excavation No: Ish 34-034
  • Findspot Square: P29:1
  • Findspot Comments:

    Kititum

  • Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of find-spot: Late Larsa

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-22 at 15:54:45 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-13 at 11:06:31 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-16 at 09:41:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-14 at 16:16:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-13 at 16:35:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-12 at 13:21:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021543 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542397.
CDLI Seals 021543 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542397). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542397 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 021543 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542397 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P542397},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021543 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542397.
CDLI Seals 021543 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542397). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542397 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 021543 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542397 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 021543 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P542397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P542397},
}


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