CDLI Seals 021003 (physical) (P541841)

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

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Period

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Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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Measurements

42.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    H. 42mm, D. 12mm

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  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 12.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S021003
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Cylinder seal. Glazed. Originally green, bleached white. Winged dragon with long upright tail. Three snakes standing vertically. Two incised lines run round cylinder close to circumference at top and two similarly at bottom.

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  • primary: UE 10, 606

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

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 07912
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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
2024-04-01 at 08:15:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-05 at 09:44:52 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 021003 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541841.
CDLI Seals 021003 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541841). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541841 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 021003 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541841 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541841},
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