MSVO 2, ED seal no. 055 (P338233)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 32-40-473Period
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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-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Sealing
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 55
[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.SIS4. H >4.3, L >8.5. Overlapping rollings. Edinnu motif - Sealing 9.5 x 3.8 x 2.3. Reverse has impression of lower rim, neck and shoulder of vessel, neck di. 9.0. Under the rim are leather creases. Several rows of neat string circle the neck, sd di. 0.2,
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history: UE 3, 448
[Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.
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- Museum No.: UM 32-40-473
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 14852
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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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| 2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (41568) (41568)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.32-40-473) (UM.32-40-473)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 006241 (composite) (P458979) | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024MSVO,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-25]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 23},
title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 055 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P338233},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338233},
}
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