CDLI Seals 024118 (physical) (P546641)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

FM 156704

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

20.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 20.0 high × 11.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S024118
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  • primary: Field Kish Seals, Fig. 11.10f

    [Gibson2023Fieldseals] Gibson, McGuire. 2023. “Catalog of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Collection of the Field Museum.” Edited by Karen L. Wilson and Deborah Bekken. Where Kingship Descended from Heaven: Studies on Ancient Kish, Studies in Ancient Cultures, , no. 1: 261–329.

  • history: Mackay Kish 2, p. 197, 2162C

    [Mackay1929Kish2] Mackay, Ernest. 1929. “A Sumerian Palace and the ‘A’ Cemetery at, Kish, Mesopotamia: Part 2,” Anthropology Memoirs vol. 1, , 67–215.

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  • Museum No.: FM 156704
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)
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  • Excavation No: Kish 2162C
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Mound A, burial 77

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    ED IIIb / Old Akkadian

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-22 at 10:08:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-16 at 08:33:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-14 at 16:25:07 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-14 at 13:16:26 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-14 at 13:14:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-12 at 19:17:55 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 024118 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546641.
CDLI Seals 024118 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546641). (2024, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546641 (Original work published 2024)
CDLI Seals 024118 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546641 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 024118 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546641.
CDLI Seals 024118 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546641). (2024, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546641 (Original work published 2024)
CDLI Seals 024118 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546641 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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