CDLI Seals 022465 (physical) (P544818)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 138139

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chalcedony

Language(s)

-

Measurements

35.5 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

object seal
surface a
1. {d}gaszan-e2-an-na
2. gaszan LU GAR x x
3. me pa-an me me
4. GAR LA RU GA SI
5. he2-nun he2-tag?
6. la-bar ME DA? GAR
7. asz-sza-ab-rum{um}
8. dumu mu-tal2-{d}AMAR-UTU
9. ir3 ku-ri-gal-zu lugal

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Mineral > Chalcedony
  • Measurements (mm): 35.5 high × 14.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S022465
  • Seal information:
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  • primary: WAS 4, 1K 36

    [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, no. 90

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 138139
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-16 at 11:55:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Visual Annotation Bampfield, Lara Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-02-19 at 16:01:22 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-09 at 11:48:40 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 022465 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544818.
CDLI Seals 022465 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544818). (2023, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544818
CDLI Seals 022465 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544818 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022465 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544818.
CDLI Seals 022465 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544818). (2023, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544818
CDLI Seals 022465 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544818 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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