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CDLI Seals 020557 (physical) (P541187)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 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

CBS 16902

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

16.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 16.0 high × 10.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S020557
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  • primary: UE 10, 78

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 16902
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-01 at 08:59:31 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-04-01 at 08:15:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-03 at 18:21:42 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 020557 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541187.
CDLI Seals 020557 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541187). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541187 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020557 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541187 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541187},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541187},
}


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