Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 (P217572)

Administrative sealing excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00917

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Sello de Igi-ba-lum.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object sealing
surface a
  blank space
seal 1
column 1
1. szar-ka3-li2-szar3-ri2
2. _lugal_
3. a-ga-de3{ki}
column 2
1. kir-ba-num2
2. _dub-sar_
3. _ARAD2_-su

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Sello de Igi-ba-lum.)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012036 (composite) (P462066) S012036 Adab (mod. Bismaya) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Shar-kali-sharri.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217572

Physical information

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A00917
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) a636c2cf-9f57-43b6-8b37-4094c41e2969

References

  • primary: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 026, no. 047

    [Ward1910SealCyl] Ward, William H. 1910. The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

  • history: RIME 2, .01.05.2009, ex. 01 (seal impression)

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: PPAC 1 (= SIA), 0917

    [Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations 1. Changchun: IHAC.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 15:52:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-11-29 at 16:44:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-09 at 11:22:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Seal Cylinders 026, No. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217572.
Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 artifact entry (No. P217572). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217572 (Original work published 2003)
Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217572 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Seal {Cylinders} 026, no. 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217572},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Seal Cylinders 026, No. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217572.
Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 artifact entry (No. P217572). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217572 (Original work published 2003)
Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217572 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Seal {Cylinders} 026, no. 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217572},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217572
LB  - CDLI:P217572
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Seal Cylinders 026, no. 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217572
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