Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 138006Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
22.5 mm × 12.0 mmSeal Annotation unreviewed
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 | P474326 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P474326 |
physical
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Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | 22.5 mm × 12.0 mm |
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| Material(s) | Mineral > Calcite |
| Preservation | (Surface: Poor) |
| Seal Number | S007549 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 138006 |
| Accession Number |
primary: WAS 2, 084
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-02-02 at 10:41:11 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-12-07 at 15:00:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
year = {2023},
month = {dec 7},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 007549 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P474326},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P474326},
}
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