CDLI Seals 020485 (physical) (P541255)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 31-17-112 (was CBS 19518)

Period

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Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

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Measurements

26.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
  • Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 14.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S020485
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Not pierced. three lines of inscription. funerary.

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  • Museum No.: UM 31-17-112 (was CBS 19518)
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-01 at 16:23:05 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-03 at 18:21:42 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 020485 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541255.
CDLI Seals 020485 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541255). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541255 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020485 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541255 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541255},
}


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