Title: Ur Excavations X; Seal Cylinders     
Date: 1951     
Author: Legrain, Leon, and Woolley, Leonard     
Publisher: Oxford University Press     
Publication place: Oxford     

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
16156 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Unpierced. Gilgamesh, Eabani & rampant lion.
18239 (none) 1933,1013.84 (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Very roughly cut, and damaged: a goddess seated before a table, with standing worshipper: behind the goddess a tree.
6981 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Worshipping Ishtar. Goddess stands on two lions. She is front face, her hair hanging on shoulders and holds a club (caduceus). Two divine attendants (horned mitra) precede the worshipper - The first carries a club, the second a palm (?) Cresent. Sun. Squat monkey. About BC 2100. (Not dealt with in Roayl Cemetery) [appear to be a publication note] B.
1415 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black stone. 2 human figures slaying a lion which leaps between them, facing right. No inscription.
1417 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black stone. 2 human figures slaying a lion, which leaps between them facing right.
1414 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black stone. Introduction to a god seated right with crescent moon before him. Space for inscription blank.
1545 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black stone. With figures faintly distinguishable.
18463 (none) 1933,1013.82 (none) Cylinder seal. Bright dark red stone (jasper?). Approved with 2 animals and a bird in procession.
6296 (none) (none) B16291 Cylinder seal. Brown marble? Inscribed. Pierced. 3 crouching antelopes (one reversed). Before BC 3000. E.
17017 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Calcite. Grey. Unpierced. Seated god and standing figure before hair.
19485 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Calcite. Rough and primitive design of fish (?)
18240 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Bearded and winged god, wearing short chiton, between rampant lion and human-headed and winged bull = fine work.
18218 33-35-171 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Broken and incomplete. [drawing] Conventional design.
18357 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Carnelian. Broken and one end missing. Two gryphons.
18171 32-40-343 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay, baked, convex sides. Tree, ladder and rosettes. Very lightly scratched design.
1646 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay, with device of eagle, lance, etc.
17721 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Bull, kneeling, with crescent and star over back; tree; ladder; one line of inscription.
17744 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Half standing figure holding bow shaped axe in one hand [and sistrum in other has been crossed out]; standing figure with snake (?) in one hand and sistrum in other, circular cable above head; half seated figure holdling 3 spouted water pot (?); broken.
17706 (none) 1932,1008.177 (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Tree between 2 adoring figures; crescent above one; 1 line erased inscription.
17736 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Clay. Trellis pattern and wheel.
126 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Coarse white marble (?) With black veins, chipped. Two birds: very rough work: late. [drawing 1:1]
7126 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Crystal. Grey. Linear markings. B.
18151 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Crystal. Rough engraving. Introduction scene with standing god, worshipper and second god and a survivor.
16171 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. God ascending a mountain. 3 deities approaching kneeling animal.
16155 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. one end chipped. 2 registers. Palm tree rising from a vase, scorpions(?) and geese.