CDLI Seals 011379 (physical) (P478173)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 02952

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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	P478173
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P478173

Physical information

physical

Artifact type	Cylinder seal physical
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Stone
Preservation
Seal Number	S011379

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VA 02952
Accession Number

References

primary: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, 145

[Moortgat1940VR] Moortgat, Anton. 1940. Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Steinschneidekunst.
history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 15n

[Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.
history: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 108

[Ward1910SealCyl] Ward, William H. 1910. The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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 011379 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P478173.

CDLI Seals 011379 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478173). (2023, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478173 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 011379 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478173 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011379 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P478173.

CDLI Seals 011379 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478173). (2023, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478173 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Seals 011379 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478173 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 011379 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478173},
}

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