CDLI Seals 008686 (physical) (P475426)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), 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 126323

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Material(s)

Bone > Shell

Language(s)

-

Measurements

24.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Seal

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Bone > Shell
  • Measurements (mm): 24.0 high × 14.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008686
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    physical

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  • primary: WAS 1, 11a

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

  • history: Iraq 9 (pp. 1 - 259), p. 133, pl. 21 3-4

    [Mallowan1947Iraq9] Mallowan, Max E. 1947. “Excavations at Brak and Chagar Bazar.” Iraq 9: 1–259.

  • history: Matthews Tell Brak, 422

    [Matthews1997Brak] Matthews, Donald M. 1997. The Early Glyptic of Tell Brak: Cylinder Seals of Third Millenium Syria. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 15. University Press Fribourg Switzerland.

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  • Museum No.: BM 126323
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  • Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
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  • Excavation No: F 0727
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-25 at 14:22:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-30 at 14:49:40 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 19:11:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-27 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 008686 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475426.
CDLI Seals 008686 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475426). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475426 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008686 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475426 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475426},
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