CDLI Seals 011380 (physical) (P478174)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA 03874

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

21.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Collon Period IIe
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/P478174

Physical information

physical; hunting, fishing, boat

Artifact type Cylinder seal
physical
Dimensions 21.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number S011380

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA 03874
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, 146

    [Moortgat1940VR] Moortgat, Anton. 1940. Vorderasiatische Rollsiegel, Ein Beitrag Zur Geschichte Der Steinschneidekunst.

  • history: First Impressions, 696

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

Revisions and credits

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
2024-03-02 at 16:24:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-11 at 07:19:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 11:48:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011380 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478174.
CDLI Seals 011380 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478174). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478174 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 011380 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478174 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 011380 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478174.
CDLI Seals 011380 (physical) artifact entry (No. P478174). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478174 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 011380 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478174 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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