CDLI Seals 016318 (physical) (P529430)

Stamp seal excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1939-0152

Period

Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Material(s)

Bone

Language(s)

-

Measurements

19.0 mm × 6.0 mm × 7.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Pre-Writing (ca. 8500-3500 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P529430

Physical information

stamp seal (Reclining lion) (material from Ashmolean catalog: bone)

Artifact type Stamp seal
stamp seal (Reclining lion) (material from Ashmolean catalog: bone)
Dimensions 19.0 mm × 6.0 mm × 7.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Bone
Preservation
Seal Number S016318

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1939-0152
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Ashm seal cat. 2, 171

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-02 at 10:50:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-01-19 at 14:49:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-29 at 18:24:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-29 at 17:58:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-02-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016318 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529430.
CDLI Seals 016318 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529430). (2024, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529430 (Original work published 2022)
CDLI Seals 016318 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529430 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 016318 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P529430.
CDLI Seals 016318 (physical) artifact entry (No. P529430). (2024, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P529430 (Original work published 2022)
CDLI Seals 016318 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P529430 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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