CDLI Seals 008623 (physical) (P457784)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 122837

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Mineral > Chlorite

Language(s)

-

Measurements

16.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Mineral > Chlorite
  • Measurements (mm): 16.0 high × 16.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008623
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    In each of three divisions (panels) a standing figure with raised arms before an indeterminate object (statue t); Jemdet Nasr style

  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: WAS 1, 03l

    [Wiseman1962WAS1] Wiseman, Donald J. 1962. Uruk-Early Dynastic Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 1.

  • history: UE 10, 30

    [Legrain1951UE10] Legrain, Léon. 1951. Seal Cylinders. Ur Excavations 10.

  • history: UE 4, p. 178

    [Woolley1955UE4] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1955. Ur Excavations: The Early Periods. UE 4.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 122837
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 14478
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-26 at 10:21:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-08 at 09:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-04 at 09:08:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-17 at 19:11:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-12 at 19:34:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-09-26 at 14:25:30 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 Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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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 008623 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P457784.
CDLI Seals 008623 (physical) artifact entry (No. P457784). (2024, March 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P457784 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Seals 008623 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P457784 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	month = {mar 26},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P457784},
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