CDLI Seals 008977 (physical) (P475717)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Newell Collections of Babylonian Seals, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Newell Collections of Babylonian Seals, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NCBS 00093

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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/P475717

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
probably unfinished
Seal Number S008977

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
cf. P374318
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NCBS.93

References

  • primary: OIP 22, 93

    [VonderOsten1934OIP22] Von der Osten, Hans H. 1934. Ancient Oriental Seals in the Collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell. Oriental Institute Publications 22. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: ENES, 513

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-27 at 10:45:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-26 at 16:45:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-29 at 16:02:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-09-14 at 04:19:33 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-13 at 06:33:45 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-13 at 05:21:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008977 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475717.
CDLI Seals 008977 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475717). (2023, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475717 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008977 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475717 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 008977 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P475717.
CDLI Seals 008977 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475717). (2023, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475717 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008977 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475717 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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}

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