CDLI Seals 009219 (physical) (P475959)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089324

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Mineral > Sardonyx

Language(s)

-

Measurements

37.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Sardonyx
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S009219
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

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  • primary: WAS 6, 31

    [Merrillees2005WAS6] Merrillees, Parvine H. 2005. Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 6.

  • history: WAS 5, 393

    [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: First Impressions, 418

    [Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.

  • history: Forgotten Empire, 160, 208

    [ForgottenEmpire2005] Curtis, John B., and Nigel Tallis, eds. 2005. Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia. British Museum Press.

  • history: Layard, Discoveries, 607

    [Layard1853Discoveries] Layard, Austen Henry. 1853. Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 089324
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Comments:

    South East Palace

  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Proto-Achaemenid according to Merrillees. According to Collon, could be Late Babylonian

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-20 at 10:58:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-10 at 08:27:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-06 at 18:21:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-05 at 13:29:17 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

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This artifact is a %s seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 009219 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475959.
CDLI Seals 009219 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475959). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475959 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009219 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475959 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 009219 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P475959.
CDLI Seals 009219 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475959). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P475959 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 009219 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P475959 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P475959},
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}


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