CDLI Seals 000079 (physical) (P430180)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 129532

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.5 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. sza2 {disz}{d}marduk-gar-mu#
 en: (Property) of Marduk-šākin-šumi,
2. _a_ {disz}{d}marduk-numun#?-din#?
 en: seed of Marduk-zēra-uballiṭ,
3. _sza3-bala-bala_
 en: descendent
4. {disz}ia-ki#-na
 en: of Iakīnu;
5. _nig2-ba_ u-s,ur#?-{d}marduk#
 en: gift by Uṣur-Marduk
6. _in-ra?-ru?_
 en: presented.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P430180

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 33.5 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation
Seal Number S000079

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 129532
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.129532
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1945-1013-76

References

  • primary: RIMB 2, .B.06.10.2002, ex. 01

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 5, 388

    [Collon2001WAS5] Collon, Dominique. 2001. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals 5. British Museum Press.

  • history: First Impressions, 553

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • history: Collon Babylonian seals, p. 112, Fig. 7.22

    [Collon2007BabSeals] Collon, Dominique. 2007. “Babylonian Seals.” Edited by Gwendolyn Leick. The Babylonian World, 95–123.

  • history: Southesk, p. 82, Qb 39, pl. 6

    [Southesk1908Catalogue] Carnegie, Lady Helena. 1908. Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Gems Formed by James Ninth Earl of Southesk K.T., Vol. 2. Bernard Quaritch, London.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-13 at 18:03:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-01 at 14:58:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-05 at 10:26:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-22 at 08:26:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-06 at 10:07:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-06 at 08:41:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-21 at 12:40:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:26:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-20 at 18:11:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000079 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430180.
CDLI Seals 000079 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430180). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430180 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000079 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430180 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 000079 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430180.
CDLI Seals 000079 (physical) artifact entry (No. P430180). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430180 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Seals 000079 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430180 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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