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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)
9306B (none) (none) (none) (A,B) Two Shell plaques Found together. Engraved, one with a puma, the other with a wild goat. 003sq Originally mounted in bitumen With these were three strips of bone inlay for border and 4 pairs of lapis strip border, total of lapis length 005
9341 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal White shell Almost all the surface gone, but one small part left showing a lion, a stag and a spotted leopard. Found attached by a silver band to the belt.
9355 (none) (none) (none) Plaque and shell fragments Plaque is square, made of shale, and set with five shell circles in one face like a domino number 5. Two of the circles missing. Fragments of shell plaques, one bearing traces of red paint and engraved with the figure of an eagle attacking the back of a bull ? A fresh water shell L.008 from the valve end.
9357A (none) (none) (none) [A-D] 4 Bone disks Perforated in middle
9503 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal White shell Somewhat decayed 2 very large scorpions with a star between them a standing human figure, and an upright pole with a star on top
9528 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal White shell Very poor and almost wholly effaced: worship of a god, between 2 emblems(?)
9551 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. White shell. With copper caps, one broken. 2 heroes fighting a lion & a bull. Traces of an inscription.
9567 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal Shell Two heroes fighting a lion and a bull. 2 columns of inscription: Gimil-i-li-su; Sangudgis-erim; Gimil-ilisu; Priest of dgisERIM (su for su, as in period of Agade) (HC.203)
9568 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal White shell In very poor condition: the subject was two men fighting an animal, but it was hardly distinguishable.
9585A (none) (none) B16946 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells Containing black paint
9589 (none) (none) (none) Bone Pin Broken in many places Rounded in section Criss-cross decoration incised on stem. [drawing]
9597A (none) (none) B16952 [A-B] 2 Cockle shells One containing black paint
9620 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal White shell Poor condition With copper caps: these are stuck into the seal with bitumen. Pig sticking scene: 3 heroes: 2 of them fighting a boar? The boar is obliterated.
9623A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 Necklaces 3 separate strings all from same grave; gold double conoids and ball beads; on copper cores, silver flattened double conoids, lapis lazenges, ball beads, double conoids, carnelian double conoids, minute ring beads. 1 Agate lentoid 1 jasper lentoid 1 shell? bead [drawing] For order of stringing cf. Field Note.
9671 (none) (none) (none) Shell cut to serve as a ladle(?)
9674 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal White shell Very much decayed 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull: an inscription, much effaced.
9675 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal White shell Very much worn by use Presentation scene; 3 standing and 1 seated figure
9676A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 Cockle shells. [B] One filled with white pigment.
9717 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal Shell White. With copper caps, only part of cap remains. Part of seal obliterated. Bearded horned bull standing upright next to horned deity who wears short skirt, and holds him by the tail. Two other deities, one with a flowing beard, the second with a shorter beard and wearing a low rectangular hat, are probably attacking rampant lions and bull; the latter are obliterated.
9723A (none) (none) B17025 [A-B] 2 Cockle Shells Green paint.
9728A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Cockle shells. (2) Containing green paint.
9732A (none) (none) (none) [A-B]2 Cockle Shells. Containing black paint.
9765 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal White shell Much decayed Fighting animals Inscription: en-ki-en-du dub-sar.......na (?) Enki-endu?, scribe....i (same name as on 9764) (H.C. 209)
9776A (none) (none) B16742 [A-L] Shell Plaques. Found in confusion and scattered in the soil (the filling of the shaft) 12 plaques with animals, of which 2 are broken. 4 1/2 others completely decayed. 7 white squares each with 5 blue dots. 3 black squares each with 5 white dots. 2 squares with rosettes. 9 pieces (strips) with eye pattern most of these have suffered by the decay of the shell. Also a quantity of narrow edging slips in mother-of-pearl, red stone and lapis.
9783 (none) (none) B17677 Beads 14 gold ring spacers and a quantity of small lapis beads and carnelian rings: for order see Field Notes. With them are mixed the smaller lapis beads mentioned in the Field Notes as probably belonging to the headdress. [drawing 1:1]

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