UE 03, 298 (P416507)

Sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

100.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 64.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 64.0 wide × 64.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    seal is divided into registers; above, a lion attacking a stag between two reclining human headed bulls, little figures, a bird, a crescent and a scorpion; below a man in a chariot, accompanied by attendants and dog (?), and a scene of men fighting.

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: UE 3, 298

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1930-12-13, 0407

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation: SIS 4
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-28 at 09:53:37 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-03-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tsouparopoulou, Christina CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“UE 03, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416507.
UE 03, 298 artifact entry (No. P416507). (2023, July 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416507 (Original work published 2011)
UE 03, 298 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416507 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 28},
	title = {UE 03, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416507},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416507},
}


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