CDLI Seals 018462 (physical) (P539284)

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Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced
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	P539284
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P539284

Physical information

cylinder seal

Artifact type	Cylinder seal cylinder seal
Dimensions	22.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Chalcedony
Preservation
Seal Number	S018462

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 089422
Accession Number

References

primary: WAS 6, 59

[Merrillees2005WAS6] Merrillees, Parvine H. 2005. Pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 6.
history: First Impressions, 895

[Collon2005FirstImpressions] Collon, Dominique. 2005. First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East (2nd Edition). British Museum Press.
history: Forgotten Empire, 158, 202

[ForgottenEmpire2005] Curtis, John B., and Nigel Tallis, eds. 2005. Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia. British Museum Press.
history: Layard, Discoveries, 607

[Layard1853Discoveries] Layard, Austen Henry. 1853. Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon.
history: CSWA, pl. 101

[Wiseman1959CSWA] Wiseman, Donald J. 1959. Cylinder Seals of Western Asia. Batchworth Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-04 at 13:07:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-02-20 at 16:07:52	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-12-21 at 17:13:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-06 at 09:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 018462 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P539284.

CDLI Seals 018462 (physical) artifact entry (No. P539284). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P539284 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 018462 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P539284 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 018462 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P539284.

CDLI Seals 018462 (physical) artifact entry (No. P539284). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P539284 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 018462 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P539284 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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