OBTR seal 11 d (P224124)

Administrative sealing excavated in Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 075840,63

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hadnu-rapi.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 012785 (composite) (P509083)	S012785	Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Hadnu-rapi.00.00.00

Record

CDLI number	P224124
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P224124

Physical information

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Qattara (mod. Tell al Rimah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TR 5683
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 075840,63
Accession Number

References

primary: OBTR, seal 11 d

[Dalley1976Tell-al-Rimah] Dalley, Stephanie, Christopher B. F. Walker, and John D. Hawkins. 1976. The Old Babylonian Tablets from Tell Al Rimah. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: RIME 4, .25.03.2002, ex. 04 (seal)

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: Rattenborg Diss, p. 414-420

[Rattenborg2016Scale] Rattenborg, Rune. 2016. “The Scale and Extent of Political Economies of the Middle Bronze Age Jazīrah and the Bilād Al-Šām (c. 1800-1600 BCE).” Phdthesis, University of Durham. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11932/1/Rattenborg_Scale%26Extent_2016DEC24.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-08 at 07:13:29	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2025-04-07 at 16:25:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-08-02 at 12:35:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OBTR Seal 11 d Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P224124.

OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry (No. P224124). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224124 (Original work published 2003)

OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224124 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224124},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OBTR Seal 11 d Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P224124.

OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry (No. P224124). (2025, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224124 (Original work published 2003)

OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224124 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P224124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P224124},
}

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DA  - 2025/4/8/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P224124
LB  - CDLI:P224124
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - OBTR seal 11 d artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P224124
ER  -