CDLI Seals 022490 (physical) (P544842)

Administrative Cylinder seal excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 089653

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Material(s)

Mineral > Serpentine

Language(s)

-

Measurements

33.5 mm × 11.0 mm

Seal Annotation unreviewed

  • Artifact type: Cylinder seal
  • Material: Mineral > Serpentine
  • Measurements (mm): 33.5 high × 11.0 wide
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  • Seal no.: S022490
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  • primary: WAS 4, OA 9

    [Collon2016WAS4] Collon, Dominique, and Edith Porada. 2016. Cylinder Seals. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum 4. British Museum Press.

  • history: Layard, Discoveries, 604

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 089653
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
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    South East palace

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-02-07 at 09:04:06 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-10 at 08:30:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-12-09 at 17:00:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Seals 022490 (Physical) Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 10, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P544842.
CDLI Seals 022490 (physical) artifact entry (No. P544842). (2023, December 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P544842 (Original work published 2023)
CDLI Seals 022490 (physical) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P544842 (Accessed: February 5, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P544842},
}


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