CDLI Seals 001429 (physical) (P216815)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089119

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Greenstone

Language(s)

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Seal

object seal
surface a
1. e-pir6-mu-pi5
 en: Epir-mupi,
2. da-num2
 en: the mighty:
3. me-du
 en: ME-DU
4. _ARAD2-zu_
 en: (is) his servant.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Igneous rock > Greenstone
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001429
  • Seal information:

    battle of the gods; scene consisting of four gods, all bearded, all naked apart from a belt (except for second god who wears none) and all wearing multiple-horned head-dresses. They are arranged in two pairs. The first god seizes hold of his victim's head

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    physical

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  • primary: RIME 2, .16.02.2002, ex. 01

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: WAS 2, 135

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 089119
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2560

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-29 at 19:30:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-09-24 at 06:24:02 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-09-21 at 02:45:49 Firth, Richard Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 001429 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 29, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216815.
CDLI Seals 001429 (physical) artifact entry (No. P216815). (2024, February 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216815 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Seals 001429 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216815 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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