Ashm 1939-0332 (056) (P549826)

Administrative sealing excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1939-0332 (056)

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Akkadian Empire (c. 2350 - 2150 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P549826
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P549826

Physical information

Clay sealing with running animal, tree and seated figure with arms raised towards the tree

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1939-0332 (056)
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-05-30 at 14:39:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1939-0332 (056) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549826.

Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry (No. P549826). (2024, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549826

Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549826 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549826},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1939-0332 (056) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549826.

Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry (No. P549826). (2024, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549826

Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549826 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P549826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549826},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P549826
LB  - CDLI:P549826
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - Ashm 1939-0332 (056) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P549826
ER  -