Title: Ur Excavations III: Archaic Seal-Impressions     
Date: 1936     
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)
14104 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealings. Incised with rough linear figures which in most cases appear to be signs. HC.2006. UET II: 314)
14629 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing...incised sign(?)
13502 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. Clay. Dark green. Unbaked. With figures in relief rolled out from a cylinder seal. Fragment of inscription 2 rampant bulls and a nude figure grasping a lion (?) by the tail. Common on Sargonid seals. On the inside, impression of a string. [drawing].
14877 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2049
14876 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2048
14875 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2047
14874 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2046
14873 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2045
14872 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2044
14871 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2043
14870 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2042
14869 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2041
14867 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. With scratchings. HC.2039
14888 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. Scratchings. MArk of linen below. HC.2054
13635 (none) (none) (none) Jar sealing. Large piece. animal design.
12778C.1 31-17-352 (none) (none) Group of objects: from PG/NW level; found between levels -760 and -800 below the planoconvex brick pavement (A) Clay animal figurine. (B) [.1-.6] Fragment of long clay beads imitating shell. (C) [.1-.9] A number of clay jar-sealing with seal impressions, all of one type, palmette enclosed (imperfect) [reference to drawing]. (see over [Annotated] Legrain 480 (D) An oval clay object. [Annotated] Legrain 481. (see over) [Drawing of impression] (E) Tubular ball (?) bead. (F) Copper needle. (G) [.1-.13] Various examples of pottery. [H] (also animal bones). -- The design on D and C is the same [drawing of design].
12776G.1 (none) 1928,1010.745 (none) Group of objects: (A) Small fragment of obsidian vase. (B) [.1-.6] 3 long clay bugles, imitation of beads cut from core of shell. (C) Obsidian chip. (D) Jar - stopper of mud and lime, circular, one face flat, one convex, with rough incisions on flat face, perhaps accidental. (E) [.1-.2] Fragment of terracotta figure perhaps the head of a dragon (?). [Drawing] (F) Clay object, flat, with incised holes. (G) [.1-.6] Five fragments of clay jar sealings with seal impressions : all have rows of animals in wooded or rocky country. (H) [.1-.26] Pottery fragments 1) Plum red and back decoration on light ground: 2 examples. 2) Red decoration on light ground and other fragments. Not in catalog of Vol. IV.
14551 (none) 1930,1213.465 (none) Cylinder seal(?) Clay. To give the geometrical design such as that frequently found on these seal impressions. Unpierced end continues the design.
14009A (none) (none) (none) Copper spear. Broken in 2 pieces. Type VI. B.
13760A 31-16-76 (none) (none) Clay vase. Type CCCIV. =RC89. =JN77. Not in catalog. [drawing]
16049 (none) (none) (none) Clay tablet. Commercial. Date:-year in which Anshan was laid waste. Dungi 32 (SAKI 231) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
8804 (none) (none) B17217 Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc.
11688 31-16-606 (none) (none) Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases.
13072 31-16-626 (none) (none) Clay sealing.
13985 (none) (none) (none) Clay seal? Apparently button stamp seal with numerous confused and badly cut signs. Nothing legible (except possibly Ses-ki and Kur ?).

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Room 6 Room 6 presented no features of interest. (none)
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