Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 122546Period
ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
29.0 mm × 17.0 mmSeal Annotation unreviewed
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| Language(s) |
| Period | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |
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| Accounting Period |
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 |
P475496
P541044
(retired)
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P475496 |
Hero with lions attacking stag; a human figure holding bull.
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | 29.0 mm × 17.0 mm |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Metamorphic rock > Marble |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S008756 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | U 12084 |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 122546 |
| Accession Number |
primary: WAS 1, 18d
history: UE 2, no. 144
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-01-30 at 10:26:31 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-10-08 at 18:54:32 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
year = {2023},
month = {oct 8},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 008756 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P475496},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475496},
}
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