CDLI Seals 018834 (physical) (P298273)

Official or display Cylinder seal excavated in Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06054

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum)

Material(s)

Clay

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

211.0 mm × 125.0 mm

Seal Witness

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

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/P298273

Physical information

hollow truncated cylinder

Artifact type Cylinder seal
hollow truncated cylinder
Dimensions 211.0 mm × 125.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Seal Number S018834

Provenance

Provenience Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06054
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009035
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6054

References

  • primary: CBCY 1, p. 52, NBC 6054

    [Beaulieu1994CBCY1] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. 1994. Late Babylonian Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 1. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • primary: YOS 9, 142

    [Stephens1937YOS9] Stephens, Ferris J. 1937. Votive and Historical Texts from Babylonia and Assyria. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: VAB 4, Neb. no. 2

    [Langdon1912VAB4] Langdon, Stephen H. 1912. Die Neubabylonischen Königsinschriften. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 4. Leipzig : J. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-10 at 16:41:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 14:26:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:59:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:54:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 08:56:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-05-14 at 10:23:37 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 018834 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298273.
CDLI Seals 018834 (physical) artifact entry (No. P298273). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298273 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Seals 018834 (physical) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298273 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 018834 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298273.
CDLI Seals 018834 (physical) artifact entry (No. P298273). (2025, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298273 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Seals 018834 (physical) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298273 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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