CDLI Seals 001356 (physical) (P272866)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 42.0649

Period

-

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Quartz

Language(s)

-

Measurements

21.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. x-ni x-x
2. dumu# x x x
3. x kur {d}marduk#

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
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/P272866

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Quartz
Preservation
The scene depicts a nude female with arms clasped at midriff, and a star in the field over her right shoulder; cuneiform inscription in three registers.
Seal Number S001356

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Museum Number WAM 42.0649
Accession Number

References

  • history: First Impressions, p. 166-167. period IVc.

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-03 at 16:29:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:44 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001356 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272866.
CDLI Seals 001356 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272866). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272866 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001356 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272866 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001356 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272866.
CDLI Seals 001356 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272866). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272866 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001356 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272866 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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