Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Museo Profano, Vatican CIty, Rome, Italy
Museum Collection(s)
Museo Profano, Vatican CIty, Rome, ItalyMuseum Number
MP 6183Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Seal
| Genre(s) | |
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| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) |
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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
| Impression | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI number | P216756 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P216756 |
physical
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | |
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| Material(s) | Mineral > Hematite |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S001425 |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
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| Collection(s) |
Museo Profano, Vatican CIty, Rome, Italy |
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| Museum Number | MP 6183 |
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primary: RIME 2, .12.05.2001, ex. 01 (1993)
history: AJA 46 (pp. 360-365), p. 362, Fig. 5
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-27 at 09:50:33 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2019-09-23 at 11:36:52 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-21 at 02:45:49 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
year = {2024},
month = {feb 29},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 001425 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P216756},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216756},
}
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