MSVO 2, ED seal no. 046a (P338221)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 35-01-668

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. 46a

    [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.

    Provenance unknown. H >4.5, L >4.4. Symbols in two registers. Upper: scorpion, bird, U4. Lower: bird, ?, bird. Sealing 5.7 x 5.1 x 2.3. Two rollings. Reverse has impression of collared rim, neck and shoulder of vessel, no trace of covering, neck di. 15.0

  • history: UE 3, 556

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

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  • Museum No.: UM 35-01-668
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 20083h1
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 006232 (composite) (P458970) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 2, ED Seal No. 046a Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338221.
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 046a artifact entry (No. P338221). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338221 (Original work published 2006)
MSVO 2, ED seal no. 046a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338221 (Accessed: October 15, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {MSVO 2, {ED} seal no. 046a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P338221},
}


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