CDLI Seals 020778 (physical) (P541616)

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 018890

Period

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Measurements

23.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
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	P541616
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P541616

Physical information

Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Hunter fighting animals.

Artifact type	Cylinder seal L. 23mm, D. 12mm
Dimensions	23.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S020778

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 19004
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 018890
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 10, 143

[Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.
history: UE 4, p. 198

[Woolley1955UE4] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1955. Ur Excavations: The Early Periods. UE 4. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/152602.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-04 at 12:28:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-28 at 13:45:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-04-01 at 09:29:09	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 020778 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541616.

CDLI Seals 020778 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541616). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541616 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020778 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541616 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020778 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541616.

CDLI Seals 020778 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541616). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541616 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020778 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541616 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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