CDLI Seals 001353 (physical) (P272863)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 42.0631

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

11.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 11.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Scene features an interceding goddess leading a bald worshipper wearing a long robe by the hands, to seated deity. Cuneiform inscription in two registers.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001353
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical


  • history: First Impressions, p. 035-036 period IIIb

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 42.0631
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    "post-Akkadian/Ur III"

  • Dates Referenced:
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  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-03 at 16:28:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-19 at 17:19:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI 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 001353 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272863.
CDLI Seals 001353 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272863). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272863 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001353 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272863 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001353 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272863.
CDLI Seals 001353 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272863). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272863 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001353 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272863 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272863},
}

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