BM 103393a (P555166)
Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 103393aProvenience
Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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Seal information:
Stamp seal: Only partially impressed on envelope: quadruped (?) in drill-hole technique, either head with
horns, or hind-quarters with angled tail (?). - Artifact comments:
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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 130
[Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.
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- Museum No.: BM 103393a
- Accession No.: 1911-04-08, 0083a
- Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-06-15 at 09:22:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-16 at 19:27:05 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-12 at 17:22:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
year = {2025},
month = {jun 15},
title = {BM 103393a artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P555166},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555166},
}
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