CDLI Seals 000652 (physical) (P261238)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 05046

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1) ka-lu-um
 en: Kalum,
2) _dumu_ a-li2-a-hu-ia
 en: son of Ali-ahūia,
3) _ARAD_ sza-ra-am
 en: servant of Šaram.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P261238

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S000652

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 05046
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 64459
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.5046

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .x0.19.x2001, ex. 01

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

  • history: PBS 14, 0360

    [Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.

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
2023-08-12 at 16:57:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-09-29 at 11:58:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000652 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261238.
CDLI Seals 000652 (physical) artifact entry (No. P261238). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261238 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 000652 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261238 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 000652 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261238.
CDLI Seals 000652 (physical) artifact entry (No. P261238). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261238 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 000652 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261238 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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