CDLI Seals 021137 (physical) (P541975)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Language(s)

Measurements

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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	P541975
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P541975

Physical information

Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite.

Artifact type	Cylinder seal L. 25mm, D. 12mm
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation
Seal Number	S021137

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	U 16720
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

primary: UE 7, pl. 62

[Woolley1976UE7] Woolley, C. Leonard, and Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan. 1976. The Old Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations, vol. 7. London : British Museum Publications. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/3918.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-04-05 at 16:45:46	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 Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021137 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541975.

CDLI Seals 021137 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541975). (2024, April 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541975 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021137 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541975 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021137 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P541975.

CDLI Seals 021137 (physical) artifact entry (No. P541975). (2024, April 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P541975 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021137 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P541975 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {apr 5},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 021137 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P541975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P541975},
}

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DA  - 2024/4/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P541975
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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