TA 1930 T0655 (P543171)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 A-

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    jar stopper

  • primary: RAI 45 (pp. 101-131), 112

    [Reichel2001RAI45] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Seals and Sealings at Tell Asmar: A New Look at an Ur III to Early Old Babylonian Palace,” Proceedings of the XLVe Rencontre Assyriologique internationale, , no. 45: 101–31.

  • history: Reichel diss., 197 Fig. 8

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

    This is clearly the same seal as shown in the RAI 45 paper but the exc. no. given contains a typo

  • history: Reichel diss., 296 Seal legend no. 40

    [Reichel2001diss] Reichel, Clemens. 2001. “Political Changes and Cultural Continuity at the Palace of the Rulers of in Eshnunna (Tell Asmar) from the Ur III Period to the Isin-Larsa Period (ca. 2070–1850 B.C).” Phdthesis.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A-
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  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level: Ipiqadad I Ibalpiel I
  • Excavation No: TA 1930 T0655
  • Findspot Square: P31:1 (upper)
  • Findspot Comments:

    Palace of the Rulers

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-04 at 16:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-26 at 14:43:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-26 at 14:40:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-22 at 14:00:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-21 at 19:15:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012767 (composite) (P508993) Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Ipiq-Adad1.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“TA 1930 T0655 Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543171.
TA 1930 T0655 artifact entry (No. P543171). (2023, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543171 (Original work published 2023)
TA 1930 T0655 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543171 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {TA 1930 {T0655} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543171},
}


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DA  - 2023/11/4/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P543171
LB  - CDLI:P543171
M1  - 2025/7/11/
TI  - TA 1930 T0655 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P543171
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