Ashm 1930-0408 (03) (P549944)

Administrative sealing excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0408 (03)

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 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 ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P549944

Physical information

Clay sealing depicting bull attacked by lion, hero holding beard of bull, inscription above ibex and bullman

Artifact type Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1930-0408 (03)
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1930-0408 (03) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549944.
Ashm 1930-0408 (03) artifact entry (No. P549944). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549944
Ashm 1930-0408 (03) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549944 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1930-0408 (03) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549944.
Ashm 1930-0408 (03) artifact entry (No. P549944). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549944
Ashm 1930-0408 (03) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549944 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549944},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P549944
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