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)
16548	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, steatite. Ur-dumu, Son of Ki(?)-ga(?) H.C. 30/II, 4.
16551	(none)	1931,1010.30	(none)	Cylinder seal, steatite. Lugal... H.C. 30/II, 7.
16550	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, steatite. Ili, son of Ki-dur(?)-lu... H.C. 30/II, 6.
16556	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, steatite. Iba..., Son of An(?)-su-i-li(?) H.C. 30/II, 12
16545	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, seatite. No personal name, The god Shamash H.C. 30/II, 1.
16656	31-43-62	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, carnelian. 2 bird-like beasts and star.
1413	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, broken. With device of the owner being led forward, facing left, to the presence of a deity who stands with left leg raised (upon a mountain?) and holds a spear in left hand. Traces only of inscription.
18233	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, black steatite. Much damaged: two heroes fighting an animal.
16549	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal, baked clay. Latatum, daughter of Urnia H.C. 30/II, 5.
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.
6984	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
19045	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
1265	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal the device mostly obliterated, but containing 3 lines inscription. Sa-ku-gi; mar Lugal-ka-gi; amel (?) DIM.
19872	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Steatite 3 standing figures (poor and worn)
12675	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal shell. Geometric ornament. On body of seal minute incised circles originally containing lapis inlay.
14495	31-17-18	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal of white shell. The decoration consists simply of drill-point holes irregularly spaced over the whole surface.
12765	(none)	1929,1017.352	(none)	Cylinder seal of grey-brown steatite (?). Geometric design.
7990	(none)	(none)	B16789	Cylinder seal of grey mottled stone -- ? fossilised coral. Much worn: subject: crossed goats and 3 persons pouring libations.
18346	(none)	1933,1013.78	(none)	Cylinder seal of dark purple glazed glazed frit. Two trees (?) and pomegranates (?)
18452	33-35-179	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal of black steatite. Design: running gazelles, zigzags and frogs.
1225	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal in black stone. Device appears in 2 registers, but so weathered as to be indistinguishable.
1268	(none)	(none)	B15593, B15593	Cylinder seal in 2 registers: above, scene of "introduction" to a goddess. A woman is led forward by a female protecting deity. In lower register, 3 swans. Inscription: Ahat-ilti. Assat Lugal-usum-gal. (cf.U1267)
11439B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal & pin. [A] Copper pin with plain tang head stem thickened & pierced near top. [B] To this was attached a cylinder seal of brown clay with a scene of 2 men fighting animals, roughly engraved.
12350A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal & Copper Pin. (A) Cylinder seal. Spread eagle. (B) Copper Pin. Circular in section.
17251	31-43-43	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]