CDLI Seals 008808 (physical) (P475548)

Administrative Cylinder seal 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 120551

Period

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

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli

Language(s)

-

Measurements

38.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Lapis lazuli
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 13.0 wide
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.: S008808
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    Above: eagle clutching pair of fallen goats. Below: shrine or table, seated figure holding bowl, attendant before similar figure.

  • Genre(s):
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  • primary: WAS 1, 26e

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

  • history: UE 2, no. 139

    [Woolley1934UE2] Woolley, C. Leonard. 1934. The Royal Cemetery: A Report on the Predynastic and Sargonic Graves Excavated between 1926 and 1931. Ur Excavations, vol. 2.

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  • Museum No.: BM 120551
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 08656
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-01-30 at 10:39:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-08 at 19:39:14 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
2015-01-27 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 008808 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475548.
CDLI Seals 008808 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475548). (2023, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475548 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008808 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475548 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475548},
}


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