CDLI Seals 001526 (physical) (P448253)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 102055

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Greenstone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. {d}za-ba-zu-na
 en: Zabazuna,
2. _lugal_ da-num2
 en: mighty king,
3. te-he-esz-a-tal
 en: Teḫeš-atal,
4. _dub-sar_
 en: scribe,
5. _ARAD2-zu_
 en: your servant.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448253

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Greenstone
Preservation
Seal Number S001526

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1905.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 102055
Accession Number 1905-12-09, 0003

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1905-1209-3

References

  • primary: RIME 4, .19.02.2001, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 2, 451

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • history: RA 084, 129-136

    [Collon1990RA84] Collon, Dominique. 1990. “The Life And Times Of Teḫeš-Atal.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 84 (2): 129–36.

  • history: First Impressions, 121

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

  • history: AnSt 30, p.63-65, p. 63

    [Sollberger1980seal-inscriptions] Sollberger, Edmond. 1980. “Two New Seal-Inscriptions.” Anatolian Studies 30: 63–65.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-03-20 at 00:59:26 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001526 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P448253.
CDLI Seals 001526 (physical) artifact entry (No. P448253). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448253 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001526 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448253 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 001526 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P448253.
CDLI Seals 001526 (physical) artifact entry (No. P448253). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448253 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001526 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448253 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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