CDLI Seals 001271 (physical) (P270182)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16869

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P270182

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Bone > Shell
Preservation
Seal Number S001271

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 08513
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 16869
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 142786
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.16869
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 8082

References

  • primary: UET 1, 0270

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: Pittman Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur (pp. 75-84), 81 no. 23

    [Pittman1998UrTreasures] Pittman, Holly. 1998. “Cylinder Seals.” Edited by Richard L. Zettler. Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur, 75–84.

  • history: UE 2, no. 060

    [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), 071 no. 15

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-01 at 15:21:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-12 at 19:09:49 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 001271 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P270182.
CDLI Seals 001271 (physical) artifact entry (No. P270182). (2023, August 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270182 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 001271 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270182 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 001271 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P270182.
CDLI Seals 001271 (physical) artifact entry (No. P270182). (2023, August 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270182 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 001271 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270182 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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