MSVO 2, ED seal no. 123 (P338303)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 049710

Period

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

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 123

    [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 >3.3, L >3.7 - Sealing not found in IM, copied from UET 2. Symbols in boxes in at least two registers. Stamp seal MSVO 2, ED seal no. 123a: Di. 2.5, circ. 7.9. Eight-pointed rosette.

  • history: UET 2, 319

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

  • history: UE 3, 445

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

  • citation: UE 3, 445

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

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  • Museum No.: IM 049710
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 13905
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006309 (composite) (P459047) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 123 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P338303.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 123 artifact entry (No. P338303). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338303 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 123 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338303 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338303},
}


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