CDLI Seals 001361 (physical) (P272871)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 42.0676

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

37.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 24.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Scene depicts a bearded, nude hero battling two lions, one on each side. Beside him, a second nude hero battles a horned bovid. Also incorporated into the scene is a brief cuneiform inscription (three signs) in one register.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001361
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • Genre(s):
  • Language(s):

  • history: ANE in Walters Art Gallery, no. 04

    [Canby1974WAG] Canby, Jeanny Vorys. 1974. “The Ancient Near East in the Walters Art Gallery.”

  • history: First Impressions, p. 032-035 and p. 193ff

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

    period IIIa

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WAM 42.0676
  • Accession No.:

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
2024-09-18 at 10:07:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-13 at 19:38:24 Firth, Richard Artifact 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 16:30:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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 001361 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P272871.
CDLI Seals 001361 (physical) artifact entry (No. P272871). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272871 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Seals 001361 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272871 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272871},
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