Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Period
ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
SealingMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Administrative |
|---|---|
| Language(s) |
| Period | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 006189 (composite) (P458927) | S006189 | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |
| CDLI number | P338132 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P338132 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | U — |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM — |
| Accession Number | 1930-12-13, 0460 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1930-1213-460 |
primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 3b
All SIS4, where known. H 4.8, L >7.1. Symbols in two registers. Upper register: edinnu, ?filler motifs. Lower register, signs arranged in boxes: E2, ?, DU3 or NI ?NUN (?Adab), U4 AB (Larsa), ?BIR3 AB (?). Sealing 5.2 x 3.6 x 3.1. Two rollings. Smooth peg
history: UET 2, 332
history: UE 3, 413, 415, 459
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2026MSVO,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
year = {2026},
month = {mar 8},
title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 003b artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P338132},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338132},
}
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