MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c (P338210)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 006225 (composite) (P458963)	S006225	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)	ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P338210
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P338210

Physical information

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 14882
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 39c

[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 6.2 x 5.3 x 3.8. Two rollings and one stamp impression. Reverse distorted with finger indentations. Functional type: ?
history: UE 3, 281

[Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.
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 “Unpublished Early Dynastic Sealings from Ur in the British Museum.”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.

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
2006-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 039c Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338210.

MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry (No. P338210). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338210 (Original work published 2006)

MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338210 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 039c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338210},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338210
LB  - CDLI:P338210
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338210
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 039c Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338210.

MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry (No. P338210). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338210 (Original work published 2006)

MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338210 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 039c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338210},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338210
LB  - CDLI:P338210
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338210
ER  -