CDLI Seals 016713 (physical) (P529127)

Stamp seal excavated in Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana), and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1938-0185

Period

Provenience

Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana)

Material(s)

Clay

Language(s)

Measurements

23.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced	1200 BC - 501 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	P529127
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P529127

Physical information

stamp seal (scaraboid with crude; ibex, open curve below (material from Ashmolean catalog: fired clay)

Artifact type	Stamp seal stamp seal (scaraboid with crude; ibex, open curve below (material from Ashmolean catalog: fired clay)
Dimensions	23.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation
Seal Number	S016713

Provenance

Provenience	Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana) AT 37/42 House site, Level I, Turkey
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1938-0185
Accession Number

References

primary: Ashm seal cat. III, 1

[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
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 016713 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P529127.

CDLI Seals 016713 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529127). (2023, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529127 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016713 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529127 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016713 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P529127.

CDLI Seals 016713 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529127). (2023, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529127 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016713 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529127 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P529127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P529127},
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