CDLI Seals 009038 (physical) (P475778)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Guzana (mod. Tell Halaf), 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 138117

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Guzana (mod. Tell Halaf)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

37.0 mm × 15.5 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P475778

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 15.5 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number S009038

Provenance

Provenience Guzana (mod. Tell Halaf)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 138117
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 212

    [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: Tell Halaf 4, pl. 26:53, pp. 31, 36

    [Oppenheim1962Halaf4] Oppenheim, M. F. von, and Barthel Hrouda. 1962. Tell Halaf 4. Berlin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-20 at 10:47:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-03 at 19:57:18 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 Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 009038 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475778.
CDLI Seals 009038 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475778). (2024, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475778 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009038 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475778 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 009038 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475778.
CDLI Seals 009038 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475778). (2024, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475778 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009038 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475778 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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