CDLI Seals 008920 (physical) (P475660)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), 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 089829

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

27.5 mm × 13.0 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/P475660

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 27.5 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number S008920

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 089829
Accession Number 1848-07-20, 0091

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1848-0720-91

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 094

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-02-19 at 17:26:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-02 at 16:52:30 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 008920 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P475660.
CDLI Seals 008920 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475660). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475660 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008920 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475660 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008920 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P475660.
CDLI Seals 008920 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475660). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475660 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008920 (physical) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475660 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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