Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 124401Period
Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
23.0 mm × 23.0 mmSeal
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) |
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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
| Impression | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI number |
P457799
P541105
(retired)
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P457799 |
Surface damaged. Row of figures squatting; pots. Jemdet Nasr style
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | 23.0 mm × 23.0 mm |
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| Material(s) | Sedimentary rock > Limestone |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S008626 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | U 18217 |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 124401 |
| Accession Number |
primary: WAS 1, 04c
history: UE 10, 25
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-08 at 09:57:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2015-05-17 at 19:11:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-02-12 at 19:34:31 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-11-18 at 19:26:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-09-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 8},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 008626 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P457799},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P457799},
}
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