CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) (P475793)

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 089591

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

20.5 mm × 12.0 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P475793

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 20.5 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number S009053

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 089591
Accession Number N 1091

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 227

    [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
2024-02-20 at 10:47:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-04 at 09:50:05 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 009053 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475793.
CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475793). (2024, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475793 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475793 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 009053 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P475793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475793},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/1/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P475793
LB  - CDLI:P475793
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P475793
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 009053 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475793.
CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475793). (2024, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475793 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475793 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 009053 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P475793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475793},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/1/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P475793
LB  - CDLI:P475793
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CDLI Seals 009053 (physical) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P475793
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.