CDLI Seals 007657 (physical) (P474434)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089089

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Stone

Language(s)

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Measurements

25.5 mm × 15.5 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 25.5 high × 15.5 wide
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  • Seal no.: S007657
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

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  • primary: WAS 2, 192

    [Collon1982WAS2] Collon, Dominique. 1982. Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III Periods. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, II.

  • history: Ancient Art in Seals (pp. 35-59), Fig. 2-13

    [Amiet1980AncientArtSeals] Amiet, Pierre. 1980. “The Mythological Repertory in Cylinder Seals of the Agade Period (c. 2335-2155 B.C.).” Edited by Edith Porada. Ancient Art in Seals, 35–59.

  • history: Boehmer Glyptik, Fig. 369

    [Boehmer1965Glyptik] Boehmer, Rainer. 1965. Die Entwicklung Der Glyptik Während Der Akkad-Zeit. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 4. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter.

  • history: Frankfort Cyl. Seals, pl. 22e

    [Frankfort1939CylSeals] Frankfort, Henri. 1939. Cylinder Seals: A Documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. Macmillan.

  • history: Layard, Discoveries, 605

    [Layard1853Discoveries] Layard, Austen Henry. 1853. Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon.

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  • Museum No.: BM 089089
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    South-East palace

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-01 at 16:02:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-10 at 08:27:08 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-07 at 15:38:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-26 at 18:31:04 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 007657 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 10, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P474434.
CDLI Seals 007657 (physical) artifact entry (No. P474434). (2023, December 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P474434 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 007657 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P474434 (Accessed: January 20, 2025).
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