CDLI Seals 017036 (physical) (P537804)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02400

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P537804

Physical information

cylinder seal

Artifact type Cylinder seal
cylinder seal
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Bone > Shell
Preservation
Seal Number S017036

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02400
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010148851

References

  • primary: CCL 2, A.188

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-26 at 19:06:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 017036 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P537804.
CDLI Seals 017036 (physical) artifact entry (No. P537804). (2023, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P537804
CDLI Seals 017036 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P537804 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 017036 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P537804.
CDLI Seals 017036 (physical) artifact entry (No. P537804). (2023, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P537804
CDLI Seals 017036 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P537804 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P537804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P537804},
}

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