Ashm 1930-0359b (P549888)

Administrative sealing excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0359b

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P549888
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P549888

Physical information

Clay sealings with two seated figures drinking from straws in a vessel and two scorpions above one another in opposite directions

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1930-0359b
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-05-31 at 09:03:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Ashm 1930-0359b Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549888.

Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry (No. P549888). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549888

Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549888 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 31},
	title = {Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P549888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P549888
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P549888
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ashm 1930-0359b Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549888.

Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry (No. P549888). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549888

Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549888 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2024Ashm,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 31},
	title = {Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P549888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P549888
LB  - CDLI:P549888
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Ashm 1930-0359b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P549888
ER  -