CDLI Seals 016669 (physical) (P529109)

Stamp seal excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1931-0119

Period

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Measurements

24.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced	3000 BC - 2000 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	P529109
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P529109

Physical information

stamp seal (Circular boss) (material from Ashmolean catalog: glazed steatite)

Artifact type	Stamp seal stamp seal (Circular boss) (material from Ashmolean catalog: glazed steatite)
Dimensions	24.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S016669

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Kish K 0903
Findspot	from trench C-9, 5(5) on Tell Ingharra
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1931-0119
Accession Number

References

primary: Ashm seal cat. 2, 233

[Buchanan1984Ashmseals] Buchanan, Briggs. 1984. The Prehistoric Stamp Seals. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-01-17 at 09:51:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-01-16 at 15:14:27	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 016669 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529109.

CDLI Seals 016669 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529109). (2024, January 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529109 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016669 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529109 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016669 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529109.

CDLI Seals 016669 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529109). (2024, January 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529109 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016669 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529109 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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