CDLI Seals 020683 (physical) (P541521)

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Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Record

CDLI number	P541521
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P541521

Physical information

Cylinder Seal
Dark green stone
copper caps (one broken)
Very finely engraved with religious scenes - god in shrine; god approaching a temple on a mountain, etc.

Artifact type	Cylinder seal L 0036 diam 0024
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S020683

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 09750
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 014577
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 2, no. 364

[Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.
history: Ancient Art in Seals (pp. 35-59), Fig. 2-5

[Amiet1980AncientArtSeals] Amiet, Pierre. 1980. “The Mythological Repertory in Cylinder Seals of the Agade Period (c. 2335-2155 B.C.).” Edited by Edith Porada. Ancient Art in Seals, 35–59.
history: Boehmer Glyptik, Fig. 488

[Boehmer1965Glyptik] Boehmer, Rainer. 1965. Die Entwicklung Der Glyptik Während Der Akkad-Zeit. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 4. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter.
history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 18h

[Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-16 at 10:19:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-03-01 at 15:21:09	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-05 at 17:40:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-04 at 18:11:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020683 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541521.

CDLI Seals 020683 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541521). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541521 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020683 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541521 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020683 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541521.

CDLI Seals 020683 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541521). (2024, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541521 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020683 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541521 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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