CDLI Seals 006879 (physical) (P473134)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

Chemical composition

View all chemical data

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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/P473134

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S006879

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm —
Accession Number Queen 02

References

  • primary: Ashm seal cat. I, 447

    [Buchanan1966catalogue1] Buchanan, Briggs. 1966. Cylinder Seals. Vol. 1. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford : Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-15 at 13:32:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-02 at 12:08:43 Willighagen, Lars Image annotation Dahl, Jacob L. Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-04-30 at 13:39:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Image annotation Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2023-07-20 at 10:14:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-07-03 at 11:47:13 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Chemical information

Sample reading Date Time Duration Al Si P S Fe Cu As Mo Ag Sn Sb Pb Cr Mg Ti Co
Reading 3
bottom
28.2.2022 12:02:11 60.501 3.2184 ± 0.0592 13.24 ± 0.0507 0.0652 ± 0.0074 1.4792 ± 0.0077 49.7589 ± 0.0777 30.6992 ± 0.0686 0.1123 ± 0.0134 0.0236 ± 0.0019 0.0264 ± 0.0055 1.2445 ± 0.0154 0.0462 ± 0.01 0.0859 ± 0.0224
Reading 2
top
28.2.2022 12:00:00 60.5 2.2709 ± 0.0506 16.6591 ± 0.0561 0.082 ± 0.0073 1.406 ± 0.0077 52.7354 ± 0.0818 25.9775 ± 0.0652 0.0239 ± 0.0019 0.0263 ± 0.0054 0.7148 ± 0.0129 0.0804 ± 0.0044 0.0238 ± 0.0059
Reading 1
surface
28.2.2022 11:56:55 60.501 2.6439 ± 0.0608 21.8729 ± 0.0688 0.121 ± 0.0086 0.4511 ± 0.0055 73.7759 ± 0.1058 0.0335 ± 0.0019 0.0293 ± 0.0075 0.0344 ± 0.0029 0.0181 ± 0.0053 0.8116 ± 0.2482 0.0996 ± 0.0117 0.1086 ± 0.0134

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006879 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P473134.
CDLI Seals 006879 (physical) artifact entry (No. P473134). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P473134 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 006879 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P473134 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 006879 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P473134.
CDLI Seals 006879 (physical) artifact entry (No. P473134). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P473134 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 006879 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P473134 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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