CDLI Seals 007720 (physical) (P474497)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 118693

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chlorite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 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/P474497

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Chlorite
Preservation
Seal Number S007720

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07026
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 118693
Accession Number 1927-05-27, 0190

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1927-0527-190

References

  • primary: WAS 2, 255

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

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
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-01 at 02:06:26 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007720 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474497.
CDLI Seals 007720 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474497). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474497 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007720 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474497 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 007720 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474497.
CDLI Seals 007720 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474497). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474497 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007720 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474497 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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