CDLI Seals 016736 (physical) (P529140)

Stamp seal excavated in Tripoli (mod. Al Mina), and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1937-0784

Period

Provenience

Tripoli (mod. Al Mina)

Material(s)

Faience, Glass

Language(s)

Measurements

19.0 mm × 17.0 mm × 10.0 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	P529140
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P529140

Physical information

stamp seal (scaraboid , quadruped passant with drilled devices (material from Ashmolean catalog: faience or glass)

Artifact type	Stamp seal stamp seal (scaraboid , quadruped passant with drilled devices (material from Ashmolean catalog: faience or glass)
Dimensions	19.0 mm × 17.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Faience, Glass
Preservation
Seal Number	S016736

Provenance

Provenience	Tripoli (mod. Al Mina) Turkey
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	MN 434
Findspot	MN 434, levels 8-7
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1937-0784
Accession Number

References

primary: Ashm seal cat. III, 15

[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.
history: Al Mina 2, 161, pl. 15

[Woolley1938AlMina] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1938. “The Excavations at Al Mina, Sueidia. II.” Journal of Hellenic Studies 58: 133–70.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-15 at 16:26:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-01-19 at 17:44:36	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 016736 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529140.

CDLI Seals 016736 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529140). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529140 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016736 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529140 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016736 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529140.

CDLI Seals 016736 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529140). (2024, August 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529140 (Original work published 2022)

CDLI Seals 016736 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529140 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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