CDLI Seals 016464 (physical) (P528511)

Stamp seal excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1927-2107.d

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chalcedony

Language(s)

Measurements

14.0 mm × 13.0 mm × 8.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	600 BC - 301 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

CDLI number	P528511
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P528511

Physical information

stamp seal (Scaraboid) (material from Ashmolean catalog: translucent yellowish chalcedony)

Artifact type	Stamp seal stamp seal (Scaraboid) (material from Ashmolean catalog: translucent yellowish chalcedony)
Dimensions	14.0 mm × 13.0 mm × 8.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Chalcedony
Preservation
Seal Number	S016464

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1927-2107.d
Accession Number

References

primary: Ashm seal cat. III, 54

[BuchananMoorey1988seals] Buchanan, Briggs, and P. R. S. Moorey. 1988. The Iron Age Stamp Seals. Catalogue of Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Musuem 3. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-01-17 at 10:46:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-02 at 16:46:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-29 at 18:24:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-29 at 17:58:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016464 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P528511.

CDLI Seals 016464 (physical) artifact entry (No. P528511). (2024, January 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P528511 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016464 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P528511 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016464 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P528511.

CDLI Seals 016464 (physical) artifact entry (No. P528511). (2024, January 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P528511 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016464 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P528511 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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