CDLI Seals 021420 (physical) (P542262)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A17706

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

44.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 15.0 wide
  • Weight:
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S021420
  • Seal information:
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  • primary: OIP 72, pl. 37: 381

    [Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A17706
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  • Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: -
  • Excavation No: Kh 06 018
  • Findspot Square: -
  • Findspot Comments:

    Akkadian Foundations

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    OIP 72 date of find-spot: ED III

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-22 at 14:39:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-13 at 08:37:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-10 at 17:35:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-11 at 13:22:41 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 021420 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542262.
CDLI Seals 021420 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542262). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542262 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 021420 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542262 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P542262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P542262},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 021420 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542262.
CDLI Seals 021420 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542262). (2023, November 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542262 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 021420 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542262 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 13},
	title = {CDLI {Seals} 021420 (physical) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P542262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P542262},
}


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DA  - 2023/11/13/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P542262
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M1  - 2025/10/30/
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