Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 12883Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Language(s)
-Measurements
31.0 mm × 16.0 mmSeal
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| Language(s) |
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):
| Impression | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI number | P537840 |
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P537840 |
cylinder seal
| Artifact type |
Cylinder seal cylinder seal
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| Dimensions | 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Mineral > Serpentine |
| Preservation | |
| Seal Number | S017072 |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | TG 3978 |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
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| Museum Number | AO 12883 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Louvre Collections (Louvre) | cl010137526 |
primary: FT 2, p. 82, pl. 70, fig. 4a
Note typo on plate number. This ref. is to FT 2 but Plate 70 is in FT 1.
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-27 at 13:05:42 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-07-08 at 16:30:16 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-04-19 at 09:58:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-04-19 at 09:56:56 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-26 at 19:06:26 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 27},
title = {CDLI {Seals} 017072 (physical) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P537840},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P537840},
}
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