CDLI Seals 008767 (physical) (P475507)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 123568

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

40.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 25.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008767
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Bull-man, lion attacking bull; scorpion; similar group reversed. Terminal:
    star, spade.

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  • Museum No.: BM 123568
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 19057
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 12:28:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-28 at 13:45:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-01-30 at 10:26:31 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-08 at 19:10:31 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-01-27 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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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 008767 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475507.
CDLI Seals 008767 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475507). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475507 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008767 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475507 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 008767 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P475507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475507},
}


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