Labels

These labels are used for marking objects with the owner's name, and sometimes the objects inside the containers.  They are usually made of clay.  

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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)
	17655	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Circular, of dark clay. Most of the face flaked away, but are the edge remains of inscription in archaic characters, linear receipt, with circular numerals.
	18280	33-35-258	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Dark blackish-brown clay. Oval, with string hole through its leng and side plain, one roughly incised on the dry or nearly dry clay, thus: [reference to to drawing] [drawing 1:1]
	18796	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Triangular inscribed on both faces and with seal impression on the edges.
	18823	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label (?). Roughly square with round corners, inscribed.
	19161	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Nut-shaped, with inscription.
	2567	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. With a name: Mar-tam-me? [drawing]
	2623	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Zi-am-ili cow of As-la-ba-shi. Same mentioned in temple pay-list (U.2603) dated of Gungunu?as receiving 1/6 of silver shekel. U.2603, Obverse 5 as receiving 1/7 of silver shekel. Reverse has impression of two cords covered by the clay label. [drawing] [organization of original catalog card unclear]
	2628	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Time of Gunguru [inscription transcribed]. 20 ( ) of common cloth. 2 garment cut (us-bar). Hole pierced through to attach on bundle. [drawing]
	2662	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label with hole to attach it. Text: Nabu-usallim into the hands of Nabu-bel-usur month of Shabat Year 10th of Marduk-apal-iddinna (Merodach-baladan) king of Babylon. About BC 714. H.C.
	2919	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label with Aramaic name. H.C. [drawing]
	3004	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. III Ur Dynasty. Pa-( )ama-gi-nald
	6001	(none)	(none)	(none)	Rectangular label. Black steatite. Inscribed with text in 6 vertical columns on side, 8 on other. Pierced vertices. Dated Shilgi year 36 (=48). Basket of tablets: barley issued from the wood-store; cash from the income office, barley balance presented to the farmer; sesame seed; thread; dates brought in and balance of interest. There are 11 clay tablets, 1 total of gifts. The 13th month after the building of Duramati. H.C. In text: 9h3 [drawing 1:1]
	6704	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label with seal impression. Nannar-shagga, scribe, sone of Nannar-azag-ab(?), annointer of the apsu of Nannar, servant of dDim-tabba Cf. U.6300.
	6951	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay triangular label with seal impression. Lars Dynasty. Offering a lamb to the Sun god Shamash armed with notched weapon. War God Adad with scimitar and seven clubs in hands, steps on a winged dragon(?)
	6953	(none)	(none)	(none)	Triangular clay label with seal impression Larsa Dynasty. Ur dNinsum son of Ur dNin-zu [ ] dim (architect) Rampant winged dragon.
	926	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small fragments of a tag-label, 2 line inscription and a seal impression with 3 line inscription. An animal figure. See U 929
	928	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small fragment of tag-label. Same seal impression as U.926. See U929
	929	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of small tag-label or stopper? Fragments of 2 line inscription on side: on top seal impression showing 2 large figures, one holding a dagger and a small figure between in attitude of surrender. See U.924.
	987	(none)	(none)	(none)	Circular tag-label. 5 line inscription with reference to delivery of a cow. IN/No. 2
	989	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of so-called heart-shaped tag or label. Portion of 3 line inscription and seal impression. IN/No.2

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