MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039b (P338209)

Lexical 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

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

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

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  • Artifact type: Sealing
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MSVO 2, ED seal no. 39b

    [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 2.8, L 5.65. Complete impression surviving. One register of motifs: lizard, ?AN, ?scorpion, six-pointed UB, man. Sealing 6.2 x 4.3 x 4.1. Four rollings and one stamp impression. Smooth peg, di. 3.5. Level base. Functional type: door peg.

  • history: UE 3, 281

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

  • history: Iraq 41 (pp. 105-120), 593

    [Moorey1979Iraq41] Moorey, P. R. S. 1979. “Unpublished Early Dynastic Sealings from Ur in the British Museum.” Iraq 41.

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  • Accession No.: 1930-12-13, 0434

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 08:46:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 006225 (composite) (P458963) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 039b Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338209.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039b artifact entry (No. P338209). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338209 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 039b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338209 (Accessed: January 15, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338209},
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