CDLI Seals 007557 (physical) (P474334)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 122216

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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/P474334

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation
Seal Number S007557

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 12470
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 122216
Accession Number 1929-10-17, 0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 12867
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1929-1017-18

References

  • primary: WAS 2, 092

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

  • history: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 075 no. 078

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

  • history: UE 2, no. 290

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-01-31 at 19:17:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-05 at 17:40:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007557 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474334.
CDLI Seals 007557 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474334). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474334 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007557 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474334 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007557 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474334.
CDLI Seals 007557 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474334). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474334 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007557 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474334 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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