MSVO 2, ED seal no. 032b (P338197)
Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
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- Artifact type: Sealing
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 32b
[Matthews1993MSVO2] Matthews, Roger J. 1993. Cities, Seals and Writing: Archaic Seal Impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.All SIS4. H >4.4, L >9.5. Symbols: ?reed shrine ?UB, ?, ?UR2. Sealing 4.2 x 5.6 x 3.8. Two rollings. Reverse has straw impressions on one face and a smooth texture on the other, but is of unclear function. Functional type: ?
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history: UE 3, 389
[Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.
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history: Iraq 41 (pp. 105-120), 389
[Moorey1979Iraq41] Moorey, P. R. S. 1979. “Unpublished Early Dynastic Sealings from Ur in the British Museum.” Iraq 41.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 14123a
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- Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 006218 (composite) (P458956) | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) | ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) |