CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) (P474566)

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, UK

Museum Number

BM 122959

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chlorite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Seal

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P474566

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Chlorite
Preservation
Seal Number S007789

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 16690
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 122959
Accession Number 1931-10-10, 0027

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1931-1010-27

References

  • primary: WAS 2, 324

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

  • history: UE 10, 104

    [Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

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
2018-06-25 at 08:25:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-03-23 at 09:42:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007789 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474566.
CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474566). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474566 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474566 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@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},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P474566
LB  - CDLI:P474566
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P474566
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007789 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P474566.
CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474566). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474566 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474566 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@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},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P474566
LB  - CDLI:P474566
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CDLI Seals 007789 (physical) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P474566
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.