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CDLI Seals 007926 (physical) (P474703)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 122949

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chlorite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Seal

Text

object seal
surface a
1. nam-ha-ni
2. dumu ur-ba-gara2
3. nagar

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:
physical
Material: Mineral > Chlorite
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.: S007926
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
physical

Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: WAS 2, 467

[Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.
primary: UE 10, 474

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 122949
Accession No.: 1932-10-10, 0017

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: U 16020
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-06-26 at 08:22:16	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

British Museum Collection (W_1931-1010-17) (W_1931-1010-17)

Seal impressions

This artifact is a %s seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007926 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474703.

CDLI Seals 007926 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474703). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474703 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 007926 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474703 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 007926 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P474703.

CDLI Seals 007926 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474703). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P474703 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 007926 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P474703 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 007926 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P474703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P474703},
}

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