CDLI Seals 020572 (physical) (P541410)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 001477

Period

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Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

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Measurements

30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    L. 30mm, D. 17mm

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Steatite
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 17.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S020572
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Minor god introducing votary carrying gazelle as gift to major god who holds a wand in his left hand. Inscription: dNin-suh sukkal-zid-anna gispa-azag su-du. To Nin-Suh. the pure messenger of heaven carrying the bright scepter. B

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  • primary: UE 10, 483

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

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  • Museum No.: IM 001477
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 06105
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-01 at 09:29:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-04 at 18:11:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 020572 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541410.
CDLI Seals 020572 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541410). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541410 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 020572 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541410 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541410},
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