CDLI Seals 001439 (physical) (P247679)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 122536

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. mes-kalam-du10
 en: Meskalamdug
2. lugal
 en: the king.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P247679

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Bone > Shell
Preservation
Seal Number S001439

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 11751
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 122536
Accession Number 1929-10-17, 0348

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 11583
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1017-348

References

  • primary: RIME 1, .13.03.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 1, 19c

    [Wiseman1962WAS1] Wiseman, Donald J. 1962. Uruk-Early Dynastic Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 1.

  • history: UE 2, no. 055

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

  • citation: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 71 no. 06

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-05 at 17:40:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-09-03 at 17:01:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-12 at 06:44:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-03 at 10:21:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:58 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2004-08-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001439 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247679.
CDLI Seals 001439 (physical) artifact entry (No. P247679). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247679 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Seals 001439 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247679 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001439 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247679.
CDLI Seals 001439 (physical) artifact entry (No. P247679). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247679 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Seals 001439 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247679 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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