CDLI Seals 001298 (physical) (P270234)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 30-12-029 (was CBS 17748)

Period

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Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Jadeite

Language(s)

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Measurements

30.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Jadeite
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 19.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001298
  • Seal information:

    Inscription of Ur-Gilgames the scribe, son of Ur-KA-DI.

  • Artifact comments:

    Gilgamesh, Enkidu, two lions, Ur'd'gis-bil games, Dubsar, son of Ur'd'Kadi;

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  • primary: UE 2, no. 315

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

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  • Museum No.: UM 30-12-029 (was CBS 17748)
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Provenience Comments:

    PG 968

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  • Excavation No: U 11418
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 001298 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270234.
CDLI Seals 001298 (physical) artifact entry (No. P270234). (2023, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270234 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 001298 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270234 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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