CDLI Seals 022334 (physical) (P544683)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ašnakkum (mod. Chagar Bazar), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 125590

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Ašnakkum (mod. Chagar Bazar)

Material(s)

Feldspar > Amazonite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

29.3 mm × 13.6 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

This artifact is a physical seal. See below of a list of its impression(s):

Impression Provenience Period Date

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P544683

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 29.3 mm × 13.6 mm
Weight
Material(s) Feldspar > Amazonite
Preservation
Seal Number S022334

Provenance

Provenience Ašnakkum (mod. Chagar Bazar)
From Mallowan's expeditions to the Khabur
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number A. 365
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 125590
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 4, MA 18

    [Collon2016WAS4] Collon, Dominique, and Edith Porada. 2016. Cylinder Seals. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 4. British Museum Press.

  • history: Principles of composition, 515

    [Matthews1990PrinciplesComposition] Matthews, Donald M. 1990. Principles of Composition in Near Eastern Glyphic of the Later Second Millennium B.C. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Series Archaeologica 8.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-18 at 17:03:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-05 at 10:43:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-02 at 17:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-01 at 18:55:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022334 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544683.
CDLI Seals 022334 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544683). (2023, December 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544683 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 022334 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544683 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022334 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544683.
CDLI Seals 022334 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544683). (2023, December 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544683 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 022334 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544683 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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