MSVO 2, ED seal no. 009 (P338141)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 19038 (= UM 31-16-630 ?)

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P338141

Physical information

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 11680
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 19038 (= UM 31-16-630 ?)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 45234
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.19038
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 11499

References

  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 9

    [Matthews1993MSVO2] Matthews, Roger J. 1993. Cities, Seals and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    PG filling over tomb 1236. H >3.6, L >5.2. One rolling. One register of symbols: edinnu, U4 ?NUN (?Adab), URI3+UNUG (Ur), spouted pot, bird, AN AB, U4 ? - Sealing 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.7. Smooth pillow-shaped piece of clay with single neat rolling on obverse and n


  • history: UET 2, 337

    [Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: UE 3, 416

    [Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.

  • citation: UE 3, 416

    [Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.

  • citation: correct CBS number in Matthews, MFSVO II no. 009

    [sec84080] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338141.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 009 artifact entry (No. P338141). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338141 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338141 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338141},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338141.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 009 artifact entry (No. P338141). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338141 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338141 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338141},
}

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M1  - 2026/6/14/
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