Seals, Stamps, and Sealings

These objects are either used for marking objects, or are reminants of the impressions. These include stamps for bricks, cylinder seals, and seal impressions. They are made of stone terricotta for impressing clay or mud.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
648	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White steatite. 2 standing figures of a man being introduced by a god the latter with Sumerian flounced dress, then 2 columns of inscription, then (indistinct), a palm with drooping symmetrical date-clusters. Good engraving of 3rd dyn. style.
6482	(none)	1927,0527.184	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Weatherworn. Presentation to a standing god. About BC 2200.
6483	(none)	1927,0527.194	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Bur-a-mu. Son of Hu-hu-a the metal worker (precious metal). About BC 2400.
649	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Subject, adorant being introduced to a seated goddess (?) = 2 columns of inscription. Poor scratchy engraving.
6499	(none)	(none)	B16297	Cylinder seal Pink marble or diorite Piece of copper wire mounting inside Four animals. Sheep or goats - two of which are crossed Two scorpions. L 002 diam 0015 About BC 3100. E.
6500	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal. Alabaster : rectangular. Flat one side, pyramid shaped on the other. Early Sumerian Figure, seated on an [reference to X shaped miniature sketch] shaped throne, and holding a drinking cup [miniature sketch in form of inverted triangle]- He is bare headed. Before 3000 BC? B.
6501	(none)	1927,0527.142	(none)	Miniature bull pendant. Shell. Flat base with and information upon it? Possibly a winged animal and crescent moon. Crouching winged dragon. Crescent. About BC 500 (or early ??)
6506	(none)	1927,0527.200	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Lion between two fighting men. Sbout BC 2400.
6519B	(none)	(none)	B16313, B16313	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Minor god introducing worshipper to major god. Nin-da-da son of Da-da-a. About 2300 BC?
6521	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation to a seated deity. Crescent. Rampant lion. Five headed club. About BC 2200. B.
6522	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Two crossed bulls. Two lions reversed, attacked by two heroes. About BC 2400. B.
6535	(none)	(none)	(none)	Bottle neck seal. Clay. Warriors fighting bulls.
6538	(none)	1927,0527.192	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two hunters.
6561	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Marble gray. Obliterated. B.
6590	(none)	1927,0527.177	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Gilgamesh fighting the rampant bull; Eabani fight the rampant lion. Before BC 3000. E.
6591	(none)	1927,0527.196	(none)	Cylinder seal. Gray steatite. Inscribed. Lu-dingir-ra son of Lugal-dugga. Worshipper and standing god. About BC 2000.
6592	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Recut - illegible. B.
6593	(none)	1927,0527.191	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Introducing a worshipper to a standing god. About BC 2200.
6594	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Worshipper and raised weapon. B.
6595A	(none)	1927,0527.193	(none)	Cylinder seal. White pottery. Rampant bull and tree of life. Crescent. About BC 700.
6607	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone fragment. Pink engraved. Trial piece on conventional subjects. On one side above unfinished seated god, below seated god left hand extended and holding [reference to drawing] shaped object. At feet corn sheaf. On the other side unfinished standing figures. B.
6608	(none)	(none)	B16312	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Undulating line of mountains and (spread eagle ?) About BC 2800.
6613B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Inscribed. Ma-za son of Ilibani. Worshipper in front of vase with pam and bunches of dates. Crescent on pole - Scorpion. Vase [reference to drawing] amd rule [reference to drawing]. B. About BC 2200.
6630	(none)	(none)	B16293	Cylinder seal. Pink steatite. Shamash rising from between two mountains, right hand on one mountain, top left hand supporting notched weapon. Two porters each opening gate, betweeen them high pedestal. 2500 BC? E.
667	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal. Flattened roundel slightly domed on top, of yellowish white pebble with roughly engraved design on face. Pierced horizontally. [below] See No.'s 665,6 [drawing 1:1]