CDLI Seals 008928 (physical) (P475668)

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 140374

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Mineral > Serpentine

Language(s)

-

Measurements

35.0 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/P475668

Physical information

hunting

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Serpentine
Preservation
Seal Number S008928

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 6086
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140374
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 102

    [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: Iraq 24 (pp. 26-40), pl. 16:6, p. 34

    [Parker1962Iraq24] Parker, Barbara. 1962. “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955-58.” Iraq 24: 26–40.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-19 at 18:43:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-02 at 17:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-10 at 08:27:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-11 at 09:33:20 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 008928 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475668.
CDLI Seals 008928 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475668). (2024, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475668 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008928 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475668 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008928 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475668.
CDLI Seals 008928 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475668). (2024, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475668 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008928 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475668 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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