CDLI Seals 011370 (physical) (P478164)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 03978

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

Measurements

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Record

CDLI number	P478164
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P478164

Physical information

physical

Artifact type	Cylinder seal physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S011370

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VA 03978
Accession Number

References

primary: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, 136

[Moortgat1940VR] Moortgat, Anton. 1940. Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Steinschneidekunst.
history: Heinrich Fara, pl. 63n

[Heinrich1931Fara] Heinrich, Ernst. 1931. Fara: Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft in Fara Und Abu Hatab 1902/03. Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-08 at 12:52:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-14 at 16:09:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-01-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011370 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478164.

CDLI Seals 011370 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478164). (2024, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478164 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 011370 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478164 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011370 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478164.

CDLI Seals 011370 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478164). (2024, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478164 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 011370 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478164 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478164},
}

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