CDLI Seals 018988 (physical) (P539806)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

Morgan Seal 0434

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

27.5 mm × 16.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P539806

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
cylinder seal
Dimensions 27.5 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Hematite
Preservation
Seal Number S018988

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number Morgan Seal 0434
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Pierpont Morgan, 434

    [Porada1948Morgan] Porada, Edith. 1948. The Collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in North American Collections 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-19 at 09:35:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-02-14 at 11:23:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-14 at 09:11:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-11 at 16:38:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 018988 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P539806.
CDLI Seals 018988 (physical) artifact entry (No. P539806). (2024, February 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P539806 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 018988 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P539806 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 018988 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P539806.
CDLI Seals 018988 (physical) artifact entry (No. P539806). (2024, February 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P539806 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 018988 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P539806 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P539806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P539806},
}

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