CDLI Seals 009211 (physical) (P475951)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 140393

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Mineral > Quartz

Language(s)

-

Measurements

23.5 mm × 11.2 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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/P475951

Physical information

physical

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 23.5 mm × 11.2 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Quartz
Preservation
Seal Number S009211

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 6082
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140393
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 5, 385

    [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: Nimrud and its Remains, p. 297, no. 274

    [Mallowan1966Nimrud] Mallowan, Max E. 1966. Nimrud and Its Remains. Collins.

  • history: Iraq 24 (pp. 26-40), pl. 17:6, p.35

    [Parker1962Iraq24] Parker, Barbara. 1962. “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955-58.” Iraq 24: 26–40.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-20 at 10:58:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-04 at 11:50:46 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 009211 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475951.
CDLI Seals 009211 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475951). (2024, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475951 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009211 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475951 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 009211 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475951.
CDLI Seals 009211 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475951). (2024, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475951 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009211 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475951 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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