MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 (P338267)

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

UM 33-35-314

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/P338267

Physical information

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 18401
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 33-35-314
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 250054
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.33-35-314

References

  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 88

    [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, Pit W - SIS4-5. H >2.3, L >3.8. One rolling. Unclear motifs - Sealing 5.7 x 2.4 x 1.0. Flat tongue of clay with no markings. Functional type: test strip.


  • history: UE 3, 460

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

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
2023-01-21 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. 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338267.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 artifact entry (No. P338267). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338267 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338267 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338267},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338267},
}

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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338267.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 artifact entry (No. P338267). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338267 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338267 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338267},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338267},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P338267
LB  - CDLI:P338267
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MSVO 2, ED seal no. 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P338267
ER  - 
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