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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)
	7546	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight Marble. Grey. Type VI.
	7547	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight Marble. Blue grey. Type VI.
	7554	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed Unpierced. Unfinished. Ur Ama(?) ^dBa-u; dumu Arad-^dNannar(? written SES.) Outline of 1 figure only.
	7556	(none)	(none)	B16886, B16886	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed: practically illegible? Scene of worship: Minor deity introducing worshipper to Nannar before whom stands the crescent moon on a staff.
	7557	(none)	(none)	(none)	Duck weight Marble. Black. Head removed, outline of its base remains. Type VI.
	7560	(none)	(none)	(none)	Reclining bull. Mottled marble. Head missing. Bull rests on outside of hollowed cylinder and may be part of a decorative handle. [drawing 1:1]
	7561	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. 4 figures, roughly carved. Marduk? and lightening. Gazelle below 2 posts.
	7568	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Worshipper before seated Nannar.
	7583	(none)	(none)	B16903	Cylinder seal. Fragment. Marble, White Scene of worship. Heavily draped god seated on throne without a back holding in outstretched left hand a bird? Above double crescent moon? & between seated god and advancing figure a second bird? Second advancing fig. clean shaven, & heavily draped in long flairing skirt, behind him a goose? and behind the goose a goddess? in a flounced kaunakes skirt, both arms upraised? Behind the throne of the seated god Gilgamesh? with tail.
	7590	(none)	(none)	B16762	Boar? Miniature. Steatite. Black. End missing. Head naturalistic, body peg shaped, flattened base with incisions in form of a + and x. Body divided into 3 distinctive sections, middle section having rounded base. 2 round cavities for eyes. 3 similar cavities on one side of body, 2 on the other and 3 on base. [drawing 1:1]
	7617	(none)	(none)	B16877	Cylinder seal. Marble. White. 4 bulls rampant of which 3 have human heads, bearded and horned. On either side a rampant lion. Grotesque figure with himan body, animal's head, (possibly a donkey's head??) conical headdress and pig tail? grasps one lion by the tail. c. 3000BC
	7625	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Shaven and shorn votary presented to enthroned Shamash who holds a pot in his left hand. Introducing goddess wears high headdress and flounced kaunakes skirt. Attributes: sun, crescent moon. Inscription: Ur-Su-bu-la; dumu I-me-x; wared Ud-KA-BAR-KU.
	7626	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene. Nannar enthroned, left arm upraised to greet votary who holds right arm upwards. Behind the votary a palm three which an erect figure apparently grasps in his right hand. This figure wears a long flowing garment. Nannar has a crescent shaped headdress. Attributes: crescent moon.
	7627	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Obliterated. Gates of the underworld? Porter? Divinity with lentoid shaped headdress; 12 stars and crescent moon.
	7628	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Font from which rises a palm? On either side a snake? and beyond a hero attacking rampant lion with a sword. Possibly the curved markings at the side of the altar may represent not snakes but handles or running water? [drawing] cf. U.7640
	7630	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Blue steatite. Two registers. Top: 7 figures clothed in short tunics reaching only to the knees approaching standing deity. All wear feathered? headdress. Bottom: male figure running, pursued? by animals amongst which are cows??
	7656	(none)	(none)	B16865	Cylinder seal. Marble. Mottled grey and black. Slightly concave. Gilgamesh fighting rampant lion; Enkidu fighting rampant bull; lion and bull back to back. c. 2800BC.
	7658	(none)	(none)	B16890	Cylinder seal. Marble? White. Hero between two rampant bulls? On either side of bulls a rampant lion. Between the lions a post surmounted by a star.
	7679	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Very slightly concave. Two naked heroes attacking a rampant lion. One grasps lion by the tail.
	7709	(none)	(none)	(none)	Mace head. Fragment. Chalcedony? Quartzite? HC.11.
	7846	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment. Steatite. Containing two archaic signs. HC.50. B.
	7894	(none)	(none)	B16881	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Scene of worship. Votary led by the hands by minor deity towards seated Nannar. Nannar and minor deity wear flounced kaunakes skirt and low head dress. Votary shaven and shorn wearing long skirt fringed in front. Behind votary a rampant lion between 4 vertical lines, which may represent the doors of a shrine? Attributes: crescent moons one against the other as on the burnt bricks of Sin-Iddinam.
	7895	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed with the names of three divinities: ^dNI?-TUR-KU? ^dNin-dul, ^dAya. Two heavily draped divinities greeting one another, between them one line of inscription. Behind the minor deity a second line of inscription. Behind this an attendant carrying a club? Behind, a third line and a second attendant, hands clasped at waist.
	7897	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Black. 2 spread eagles. Reversed and undulating toothed band running between them and round the body of the seal.
	7899	(none)	(none)	(none)	Flat seal. Steatite. Black. 2 birds reversed and a scorpion?

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