CDLI Seals 008825 (physical) (P475565)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 126315

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Material(s)

Clay

Language(s)

-

Measurements

30.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) [uncertain]
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/P475565

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Seal Number S008825

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number F 0719
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 126315
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 1, 29d

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

  • history: Matthews Tell Brak, 412

    [Matthews1997Brak] Matthews, Donald M. 1997. The Early Glyptic of Tell Brak: Cylinder Seals of Third Millenium Syria. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 15. University Press Fribourg Switzerland.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-20 at 10:34:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-30 at 10:39:48 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-29 at 19:40:22 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 008825 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475565.
CDLI Seals 008825 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475565). (2024, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475565 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008825 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475565 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008825 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475565.
CDLI Seals 008825 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475565). (2024, March 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475565 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008825 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475565 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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