CDLI Seals 008942 (physical) (P475682)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), 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 125803

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Material(s)

Mineral > Serpentine

Language(s)

-

Measurements

27.0 mm × 11.0 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/P475682

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Serpentine
Preservation
Seal Number S008942

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Acquired by Mallowan during his Khabur /Balikh survey.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 125803
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 116

    [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 18:43:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-29 at 18:10:42 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 008942 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475682.
CDLI Seals 008942 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475682). (2023, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475682 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008942 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475682 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008942 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475682.
CDLI Seals 008942 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475682). (2023, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475682 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008942 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475682 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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