CDLI Seals 008564 (physical) (P475341)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 089101

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Seal

object seal
surface a
1. i-din-{d}utu
 en: Iddin-Šamaš,
2. _sanga_ {d}nin-in-si-na
 en: sanga priest of the goddess Ninisina,
3. _dumu_ ku3-{d}nin-in-si-na
 en: son of Ku-Ninisina,
4. _ARAD_ a-bi-e-szu-uh-ke4
 en: servant of Abī-ešuh.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008564
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical


  • primary: RIME 4, .03.08.x2006

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 3, 617

    [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. 25, seal no. IV

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 089101
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12, 0773

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-08 at 09:54:42 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-29 at 09:58:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Visual Annotation Bampfield, Lara Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2023-09-05 at 10:19:08 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-10-04 at 06:43:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-10-04 at 06:43:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Frayne: clearly a forgery, but it may have been copied from a genuine original.

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 008564 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475341.
CDLI Seals 008564 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475341). (2024, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475341 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008564 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475341 (Accessed: June 18, 2025).
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