CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) (P540985)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 38-10-99

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Material(s)

Mineral > Alabaster

Language(s)

-

Measurements

14.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Mineral > Alabaster
  • Measurements (mm): 14.0 high × 12.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S020109
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Alabaster. Linear design (?).

  • Genre(s):
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OIP 72, pl. 28:277

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 38-10-99
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Nintu VI
  • Excavation No: Kh 09 013
  • Findspot Square: Q45:12
  • Findspot Comments:

    Nintu

  • Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of find-spot: ED II

  • Dates Referenced:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-22 at 14:39:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-13 at 08:37:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-11 at 16:44:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-10 at 17:35:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-09 at 12:56:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-02 at 14:30:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-01 at 14:16:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020109 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P540985.
CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540985). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540985 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540985 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 020109 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P540985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P540985},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020109 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P540985.
CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) artifact entry (No. P540985). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P540985 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P540985 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 020109 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P540985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P540985},
}


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DA  - 2023/11/13/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P540985
LB  - CDLI:P540985
M1  - 2025/11/18/
TI  - CDLI Seals 020109 (physical) artifact entry
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