CDLI Seals 001531 (physical) (P448257)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 018975

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

20.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Seal

object seal
surface a
1. e-ki-{d}iszkur
 en: Eki-Tešup,
2. _dumu_ a-ta-ta-wi-ra
 en: son of Atatawira,
3. _ARAD2_ bu-nu-{d}esz18-dar
 en: servant of Bunu-Ištar.

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  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
  • Measurements (mm): 20.0 high × 9.0 wide
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001531
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • primary: RIME 4, .21.01.2001, 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: OIP 72, pl. 67:729

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 43, 158 seal no. 69, Fig. 103o

    [Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

  • history: Reichel diss., 309 Seal legend no. 69

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 018975
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: surface
  • Excavation No: TA 1933 0385
  • Findspot Square: P27:8
  • Findspot Comments:

    Naramsin

  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of Find-Spot: Late Larsa

  • Dates Referenced: Bunu-Eshtar.00.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-13 at 09:30:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-10 at 15:43:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-27 at 15:28:36 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-16 at 18:45:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-10 at 19:18:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-11-19 at 09:26:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-03-20 at 01:38:55 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 001531 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P448257.
CDLI Seals 001531 (physical) artifact entry (No. P448257). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448257 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 001531 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448257 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Seals} 001531 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448257},
}


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