CDLI Seals 017012 (physical) (P537730)
Stamp seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 120573Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Language(s)
-Measurements
25.0 mm × 24.0 mmSeal
- Artifact type: Stamp seal
- Material: Metamorphic rock > Steatite
- Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 24.0 wide
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- Seal no.: S017012
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Artifact comments:
Steatite or chlorite; imitating the shape and design of an Indus Valley seal but inscribed in the cuneiform script and found at Ur.
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primary: 7000 years seals (pp. 11-30), 25
[Collon1997;7000yrs] Collon, Dominique. 1997. “Ancient Near Eastern Seals.” In 7000 Years of Seals, edited by Dominique Collon, 11–30. London: British Museum Press.
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- Museum No.: BM 120573
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-08-23 at 10:27:40 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1928-1009-56) (W_1928-1009-56)
This artifact is a %s seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
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Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 017012 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P537730},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P537730},
}
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