CDLI Seals 024278 (physical) (P546841)

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Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seal impressions

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

Impression	Provenience	Period	Date

Record

CDLI number	P546841
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P546841

Physical information

Irregular herringbone design; perforated, grooved knob for suspension.

Artifact type	Cylinder seal
Dimensions	21.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
Seal Number	S024278

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	GN 2583
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	FM 156607
Accession Number

References

primary: Field Kish Seals, Fig, 11.24a

[Gibson2023Fieldseals] Gibson, McGuire. 2023. “Catalog of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Collection of the Field Museum.” Edited by Karen L. Wilson and Deborah Bekken. Where Kingship Descended from Heaven: Studies on Ancient Kish, Studies in Ancient Cultures, , no. 1: 261–329.
history: Mackay Jemdet Nasr, p. 285, pl. 73, Fig. 16 & 30

[Mackay1931JemdetNasr] Mackay, Ernest. 1931. “Report on Excavations at Jemdet Nasr, Iraq,” Anthropology Memoirs, vol. 1 no. 3, , 219–303.
history: Secrets of Dark Mound, Fig. 6.7

[Matthews2002DarkMound] Matthews, Roger J. 2002. Secrets of the Dark Mound: Jemdet Nasr 1926-1928. Aris & Phillips for British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-03-22 at 10:58:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-03-19 at 09:08:24	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-03-18 at 16:18:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-01-18 at 19:54:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 024278 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546841.

CDLI Seals 024278 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546841). (2024, March 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546841 (Original work published 2024)

CDLI Seals 024278 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546841 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Seals 024278 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P546841.

CDLI Seals 024278 (physical) artifact entry (No. P546841). (2024, March 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P546841 (Original work published 2024)

CDLI Seals 024278 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P546841 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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