CDLI Seals 006507 (physical) (P450511)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VA Bab 00647

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

125.0 mm × 32.0 mm , 300.00 g

Seal

tablet
surface a
1. _nig2-gur11_ {d}marduk
2. _<<disz>>_
3. _{na4}kiszib3_ sza2 {d}iszkur
4. sza2 e2-sag-gil2
surface b
1. ana {d}szu2 _en gal umun_-szu2 {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz
2. _man szu2 man kur_ asz a-na _ti_-szu2 _ba_-isz3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
  • Measurements (mm): 125.0 high × 32.0 wide
  • Weight: 300.00
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S006507
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

  • primary: RIMB 2, .06.31.01, ex. 01

    [Frame1995RIMB2] Frame, Grant. 1995. Rulers of Babylonia From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Babylonian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Collon Babylonian seals, p. 112, Fig. 7.23

    [Collon2007BabSeals] Collon, Dominique. 2007. “Babylonian Seals.” Edited by Gwendolyn Leick. The Babylonian World, 95–123.

  • history: AR RIM 05 (pp. 11-30), 82

    [Galter1987ARRIM5] Galter, Hannes D. 1987. “On Beads and Curses.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 5: 11–30.

  • history: RINAP 4, Esarhaddon 118, ex. 01

    [Leichty2011RINAP4] Leichty, Erle V. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680-669 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 4. Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VA Bab 00647
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: BE 06403
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    Room E of a Parthian building in Amran-ibn-Ali

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 15:04:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-03 at 13:48:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-31 at 10:48:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-04-08 at 16:10:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-14 at 16:20:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-09-11 at 17:23:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-03-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 006507 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P450511.
CDLI Seals 006507 (physical) artifact entry (No. P450511). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P450511 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 006507 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P450511 (Accessed: June 24, 2025).
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