9315

9001http://www165.123.244.137/subject/9001/9315

Object TypeCylinder Seals

MuseumThe National Museum of Iraq

Season Number05: 1926-1927

TechniqueIncised

TechniqueInscribed

MaterialLapis Lazuli

U Number9315

Description (Archival)Cylinder seal (Lamia's list no.118)

Description (Catalog Card)Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers: Above, 2 seated and 3 standing figures, and inscription. Below, a table of offerings and 6 people bringing offerings. Very archaic style.Woolley's description

Description (Modern)Object is not sealed.

Find Context (Catalog Card)TTE Found close to and on the level of PG 537, but too far away to belong to the same trench. [added later] Really PG 580

Material (Catalog Card)Lapis lazuliMaterial as described by Woolley

Museum Number (IM Number)IM 4294

Tablet ID NumberP247689

NotesThe following seal impressions have been completely destroyed: U.9310, U.9321, U.9315 and U.9298 (others may be involved) and rested in a single pile. This is according to a letter dated 5 May 1966 From R.R.B Kearton to R.H. Dyson, Jr. regarding damage due to storage under the auditorium in humid and inadequate conditions.Modern description