CDLI Seals 021742 (physical) (P542596)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Agrab), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 032107

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Agrab)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

Measurements

20.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Seal

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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	P542596
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P542596

Physical information

Two worshipers approaching seated figure

Artifact type	Cylinder seal
Dimensions	20.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number	S021742

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tell Agrab)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ag 35:1027
Findspot	- undetermined
Stratigraphic Level	-
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 032107
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 72, p. 60

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-16 at 15:35:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-16 at 13:57:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-13 at 16:41:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-12 at 16:21:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 021742 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542596.

CDLI Seals 021742 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542596). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542596 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021742 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542596 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Seals 021742 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P542596.

CDLI Seals 021742 (physical) artifact entry (No. P542596). (2023, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P542596 (Original work published 2023)

CDLI Seals 021742 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P542596 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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