CDLI Seals 020803 (physical) (P541641)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 018867

Period

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Language(s)

Measurements

40.0 mm × 19.0 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	P541641
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P541641

Physical information

Cylinder seal. White calcite. Two registers: above, a hero fighting beasts. Below, a row of animals. The stone somewhat blistered and distorted.

Artifact type	Cylinder seal L. 40mm, D. 19mm
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Calcite
Preservation
Seal Number	S020803

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 19214
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 018867
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 10, 141

[Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.
history: UE 4, p. 202

[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 020803 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541641.

CDLI Seals 020803 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541641). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541641 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020803 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541641 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 020803 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541641.

CDLI Seals 020803 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541641). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541641 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 020803 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541641 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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