CDLI Seals 001261 (physical) (P270168)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16727

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

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Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S001261
  • Seal information:

    Inscription of A-BAR-GI.

  • Artifact comments:

    physical

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  • primary: Pittman Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur (pp. 75-84), 78 no. 18

    [Pittman1998UrTreasures] Pittman, Holly. 1998. “Cylinder Seals.” Edited by Richard L. Zettler. Treasures from Royal Tombs of Ur, 75–84.

  • history: UE 2, no. 019

    [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.

  • citation: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 71 no. 02

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 16727
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 10448a
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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 001261 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270168.
CDLI Seals 001261 (physical) artifact entry (No. P270168). (2023, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270168 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Seals 001261 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270168 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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