CDLI Seals 008905 (physical) (P475645)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 138657

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Material(s)

Mineral > Serpentine

Language(s)

-

Measurements

21.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P475645

Physical information

hunting

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 21.0 mm × 9.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Serpentine
Preservation
Seal Number S008905

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 138657
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 079

    [Collon2001WAS5] Collon, Dominique. 2001. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals 5. British Museum Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-19 at 17:26:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-11 at 09:22:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-05 at 10:26:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 008905 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475645.
CDLI Seals 008905 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475645). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475645 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008905 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475645 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 008905 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475645.
CDLI Seals 008905 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475645). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475645 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008905 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475645 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P475645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475645},
}

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