CDLI Seals 024194 (physical) (P546717)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 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 156708

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

23.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 23.0 high × 11.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S024194
  • Seal information:
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  • primary: Field Kish Seals, Fig. 11.08d

    [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. 198, 2674

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FM 156708
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: Kish 2674
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    Mound A, burial 131

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

    ED II / ED IIIa

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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
2024-01-15 at 19:21:26 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 024194 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546717.
CDLI Seals 024194 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546717). (2024, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546717 (Original work published 2024)
CDLI Seals 024194 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546717 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 024194 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546717.
CDLI Seals 024194 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546717). (2024, January 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546717 (Original work published 2024)
CDLI Seals 024194 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546717 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
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