CDLI Seals 005353 (physical) (P458063)

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 089115

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Greenstone

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 25.5 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical; Adda Seal

  • Material: Igneous rock > Greenstone
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 25.5 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S005353
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    hunting god; Adda Seal


  • primary: WAS 2, 190

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

  • history: Ancient Art in Seals (pp. 35-59), Fig. 2-14

    [Amiet1980AncientArtSeals] Amiet, Pierre. 1980. “The Mythological Repertory in Cylinder Seals of the Agade Period (c. 2335-2155 B.C.).” Edited by Edith Porada. Ancient Art in Seals, 35–59.

  • history: Boehmer Glyptik, Fig. 377

    [Boehmer1965Glyptik] Boehmer, Rainer. 1965. Die Entwicklung Der Glyptik Während Der Akkad-Zeit. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 4. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter.

  • history: 7000 years seals (pp. 11-30), 17

    [Collon1997;7000yrs] Collon, Dominique. 1997. “Ancient Near Eastern Seals.” Edited by Dominique Collon. 7000 Years of Seals.

  • history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 19a

    [Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 089115
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-11 at 09:29:46 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
2016-09-05 at 07:35:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-23 at 08:48:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-08 at 10:06:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-10-31 at 10:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 20:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-09-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 005353 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P458063.
CDLI Seals 005353 (physical) artifact entry (No. P458063). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P458063 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 005353 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P458063 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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