CDLI Seals 008547 (physical) (P475324)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 129535

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

22.5 mm × 12.5 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Calcite
  • Measurements (mm): 22.5 high × 12.5 wide
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008547
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical


  • primary: WAS 3, 600

    [Collon1986WAS3] Collon, Dominique. 1986. Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 3.

  • history: Engraved on stone, pl. 14, no. 382

    [Feingold2014OBSeals] Feingold, Rony. 2014. Engraved on Stone: Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals and Seal Inscriptions in the Old Babylonian Period. Gorgias Press.

  • history: Southesk, p. 85, Qb 42

    [Southesk1908Catalogue] Carnegie, Lady Helena. 1908. Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Gems Formed by James Ninth Earl of Southesk K.T., Vol. 2. Bernard Quaritch, London.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 129535
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Late OB or early Kassite (BM web-site)

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-09 at 09:52:07 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-09 at 12:44:44 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-07-04 at 18:49:13 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008547 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475324.
CDLI Seals 008547 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475324). (2023, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475324 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008547 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475324 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008547 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475324.
CDLI Seals 008547 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475324). (2023, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475324 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008547 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475324 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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