MSVO 2, ED seal no. 047 (P338223)

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, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

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BM —

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 47

    [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.

    ?SIS8. H 2.4, L 4.6. Complete impression surviving. Two rollings. Symbols: AN, head, scorpion, bird, ?, ?UR2, scorpion - Sealing 5.7 x 4.8 x 2.6. Reverse has faint string impressions, SSD: Z. Base is level and smooth from wall surface. Functional type: doo


  • history: UE 3, 20

    [Legrain1936UE3] Legrain, Léon. 1936. Archaic Seal-Impressions. Ur Excavations, vol. 3.

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  • Accession No.: 1930-12-13, 0459

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2006-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006233 (composite) (P458971) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 047 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338223.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 047 artifact entry (No. P338223). (2006, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338223
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 047 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338223 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	month = {sep 19},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 047 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338223},
}

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