CDLI Seals 008910 (physical) (P475650)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 122985

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Faience

Language(s)

-

Measurements

22.5 mm × 12.0 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P475650

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 22.5 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Faience
Preservation
Seal Number S008910

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16150
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 122985
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 084

    [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.

  • history: UE 10, 622

    [Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

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
2024-01-02 at 16:02:18 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008910 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475650.
CDLI Seals 008910 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475650). (2024, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475650 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008910 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475650 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008910 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475650.
CDLI Seals 008910 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475650). (2024, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475650 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008910 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475650 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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