CDLI seals 022585 (physical) (P544937)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Lachish (mod. Tell ed-Duweir), 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 135944

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Lachish (mod. Tell ed-Duweir)

Material(s)

Faience

Language(s)

-

Measurements

23.7 mm × 16.5 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/P544937

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder seal
Mitannian
Dimensions 23.7 mm × 16.5 mm
Weight
Material(s) Faience
Preservation
Seal Number S022585

Provenance

Provenience Lachish (mod. Tell ed-Duweir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Lachish D106 364
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 135944
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WAS 4, MiC 38

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

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
2023-12-12 at 11:11:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-12 at 08:42:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-12-11 at 15:22:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022585 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544937.
CDLI seals 022585 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544937). (2023, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544937 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI seals 022585 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544937 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 022585 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544937.
CDLI seals 022585 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544937). (2023, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544937 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI seals 022585 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544937 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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