CDLI Seals 020275 (physical) (P541172)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16885

Period

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Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Hematite

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Measurements

23.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Shamash standing with left foot on raised step, right foot on ground, left hand raised to greet heavily draped male figure whose left shoulder is bare. Behind a goddess wearing flounced kaunakes skirt with hands upraised, and behind goddess AIA? a warrior with a bent staff carried in right arm. Below the inscription a Simish. Attributes: crescent and moon and Simish. Inscription: ^dBABBAR(^ilSumas): ^dA-A(^ilAia).

  • Material: Mineral > Hematite
  • Measurements (mm): 23.0 high × 12.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S020275
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  • primary: UE 10, 481

    [Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

    Note this is not BM 120533 (= U 7553)

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  • Museum No.: CBS 16885
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 07552
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-03 at 18:21:42 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 020275 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P541172.
CDLI Seals 020275 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541172). (2023, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541172
CDLI Seals 020275 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541172 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541172},
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