CDLI Seals 021007 (physical) (P541845)

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 —

Period

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Measurements

21.0 mm × 13.0 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	P541845
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P541845

Physical information

Cylinder seal
Dark steatite
Broken
Presentation scene: seated Nannar with crescent, minor god and worshipper

Artifact type	Cylinder seal L 0021 diam 0013
Dimensions	21.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S021007

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 09504
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UE 10, 339

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-01 at 09:29:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-04-01 at 08:15:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-05 at 09:44:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 021007 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541845.

CDLI Seals 021007 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541845). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541845 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021007 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541845 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 021007 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541845.

CDLI Seals 021007 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541845). (2024, April 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541845 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021007 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541845 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 1},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 021007 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541845},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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