MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039a (P338208)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
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ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
SealingMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
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- Artifact type: Sealing
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 39a
[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.All SIS4. H 2.8, L 5.65. Complete impression surviving. One register of motifs: lizard, ?AN, ?scorpion, six-pointed UB, man. Sealing 8.1 x 5.9 x 3.4. Four rollings and one stamp impression. Smooth peg, flared at head and base, di. 4.0. Distorted string or
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history: UE 3, 281
[Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.
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history: Iraq 41 (pp. 105-120), 593
[Moorey1979Iraq41] Moorey, P. R. S. 1979. “Unpublished Early Dynastic Sealings from Ur in the British Museum.” Iraq 41.
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- Accession No.: 1930-12-13, 0424
- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 006225 (composite) (P458963) | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024MSVO,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 23},
title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 039a artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P338208},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338208},
}
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