Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 122987Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
25.0 mm × 11.5 mmSeal Annotation unreviewed
| Genre(s) | |
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
| Impression | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI number |
P475916
P541075
(retired)
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|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P475916 |
physical
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal physical
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| Dimensions | 25.0 mm × 11.5 mm |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Mineral > Quartz |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S009176 |
| Provenience | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | U 17396 |
| Findspot |
from area NH.2, the North Harbour
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| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 122987 |
| Accession Number |
primary: WAS 5, 350
history: First Impressions, 373
history: UE 10, 609
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-02-20 at 10:58:17 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-01-04 at 11:35:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-05 at 10:26:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2015-01-27 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
year = {2024},
month = {oct 4},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 009176 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P475916},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P475916},
}
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