CDLI Seals 022473 (physical) (P544825)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 140419

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Faience

Language(s)

-

Measurements

38.0 mm × 12.5 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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/P544825

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 12.5 mm
Weight
Material(s) Faience
Preservation
Seal Number S022473

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 5379
Findspot
from Ninurta Temple cache
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140419
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 4, 3K 19

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

  • history: Iraq 24 (pp. 26-40), pl. 15.1, p. 33

    [Parker1962Iraq24] Parker, Barbara. 1962. “Seals and Seal Impressions from the Nimrud Excavations, 1955-58.” Iraq 24: 26–40.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-16 at 11:55:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Image annotation Bampfield, Lara Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-02-18 at 17:03:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-11 at 08:50:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-09 at 14:39:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022473 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544825.
CDLI Seals 022473 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544825). (2023, December 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544825 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 022473 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544825 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022473 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544825.
CDLI Seals 022473 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544825). (2023, December 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544825 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 022473 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544825 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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