CDLI Seals 008826 (physical) (P475566)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 126318

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Language(s)

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Measurements

27.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal Artifact type comments:

    physical

  • Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
  • Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 13.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S008826
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    physical

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  • primary: WAS 1, 29e

    [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. 144, pl. 22 nos. 13-14

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

  • history: Matthews Tell Brak, 232

    [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.

  • history: Iraq 11 (pp. 59-76), p. 68

    [vanBuren1949Iraq11] Buren, Elizabeth Douglas van. 1949. “The Cylinder Seals from Brak.” Iraq 11: 59–76.

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  • Museum No.: BM 126318
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  • Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
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  • Excavation No: F 0709
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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
2024-01-30 at 10:39:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-29 at 10:52:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-11-29 at 10:47:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-10-08 at 19:49:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 008826 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475566.
CDLI Seals 008826 (physical) artifact entry (No. P475566). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475566 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Seals 008826 (physical) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P475566 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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