Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 122959Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Seal
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | |
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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 | P474566 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P474566 |
physical
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Mineral > Chlorite |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S007789 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | U 16690 |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 122959 |
| Accession Number | 1931-10-10, 0027 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1931-1010-27 |
primary: WAS 2, 324
history: UE 10, 104
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | 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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| 2018-06-25 at 08:25:24 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-03-23 at 09:42:07 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2026CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
year = {2026},
month = {mar 8},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 007789 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P474566},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P474566},
}
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