CDLI Seals 008807 (physical) (P475547)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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, UK

Museum Number

BM 089652

Period

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

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

-

Measurements

38.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seal impressions

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

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P475547

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
Preservation
Seal Number S008807

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 089652
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 1, 26d

    [Wiseman1962WAS1] Wiseman, Donald J. 1962. Uruk-Early Dynastic Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 1.

  • history: First Impressions, 92

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-30 at 10:39:48 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-28 at 11:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008807 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475547.
CDLI Seals 008807 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475547). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475547 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008807 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475547 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008807 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475547.
CDLI Seals 008807 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475547). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475547 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008807 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475547 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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