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)
9808	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Shell 2 bearded bulls rampant, back to back, 3 standing heroes next to one another- two of them are attacking the bulls; the third stands in between the other two heroes.
9679	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Rock crystal with gold ends: 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull: between the animals a small winged god: between the men an inscription, effaced: below which a small figure, seated. The central hole is filled with red and white paste in horizontal bands.
9166	(none)	(none)	B16853	Cylinder seal Pinkish stone Rampant beasts Poor work and rubbed Chipped at base
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.
8662	(none)	1928,1009.45	(none)	Cylinder seal Pink limestone Decorative design, chevrons and running loops
10355	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Mottled Marble Men fighting rampant lions and rampant bulls
9851	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Mottled marble Imperfectly bored- hole not in centre. Three standing deities saluting a seated deity. Seated deity holds a spear-like weapon in his uplifted right hand. All three approaching deities have a spear, standing upright in ground in front of them, point upwards. Behind throne a flower rising out of a pot. NB. The fact that spears are indicated standing upright in the ground is interesting in connection with material evidence from the graves several of which have an upright spear on one side of the body.
10397	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Mottled marble Black with small brownish spots Unusually large size, Very slightly convex. 4 horned deities bearing offerings of (corn?) to an enthroned deity who holds a triple wisp of (corn?) in his right hand. Behind throne a spouting tree on a stand. Seated god has a short pigtail which curls up at back. Standing gods have hair done up in a double bun at the back, they are bearded; wear a long sleeve-less coat tied by a band at the waist. Last deity has a kaukanes flounced skirt like enthroned deity. The latter has a cloak which covers left arm but leaves right arm exposed. Sargonic Grave. [drawing]
9749	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Marble Mottled- greenish blue Presentation scene before seated god; 3 standing deities and a very well defined palm tree. Attribute: crescent moon. Slightly concave. Surface cracked. Faultily perforated; hole not exactly in centre.
9661	(none)	(none)	B16874	Cylinder seal Marble Mottled Slightly concave Inscribed: - 2 lions rampant, crossed: behind each an attacking hero - beyond are two retainers. Upper register: inscription, lower register: rampant gazelle and hero. Inscription /......mu; Lugal-gis; My (?).... Lugal-gis. (HC. 207)
9733	(none)	1928,1010.244	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone? Grey. Subject Lions & gazelles crossed.
9051	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone? White Spread eagle, star above crescent moon, and on either side of the star and crescent, a reclining antelope with very high horns.
9266	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone White Subject not clear. A seated god, a squatting lion, vertical posts, a god behind the bards of a gate? And a second standing god.
9183	(none)	(none)	B16854	Cylinder seal Lapis, with gold caps (the latter rather broken). Subject: Gilgamesh and Eabani.
9764	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis with gold caps 2 heroes fighting bulls, 2 beasts fighting and an inscription. en-ki-en-du/ dub-sar; Enki-en-du, Scribe (cf. 9765) (HC. 208)
9064	(none)	(none)	B16898	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Silver core Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting rampant lion and rampant bull respectively.
10765	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Rampant lion fighting Ea-bani; bearded male fighting horned and bearded bull; and a male figure with a bird head fighting a rampant bull
9710	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Part of one end missing Presentation scene before seated god
10168	(none)	1928,1010.252	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Men fighting rampant lions and bulls
10303	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Male figure; on either side a rampant gazelle, behind each gazelle a rampant lion and beyond the lions a second male figure NB The male figures have bird heads
9242	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero wearing a tiara, and a second bearded hero standing between a bearded bull and a lion on the one side and a gazelle and a lion on the other
9809	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli Hero between 2 rampant gazelles. Beyond is a rampant lion crossed with a bearded bull rampant; and beyond this again, above a small rampant gazelle, and below an even smaller gazelle next to a plant.
8464	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Hero and on either side, facing him an antelope and a lion rampant Attributes: 2 stars.
9023	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli Gilgamesh and Enkidu back to back. The former, horned, grasps a rampant leopard? (a spotted beast) by the tail, the latter apparently wearing a tiara consisting of 4 erect head pieces grasps a rampant lion by the tail. Beyond, a horned and bearded hero advancing towards a rampant gazelle. c. 3000 BC
9082	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis lazuli 2 registers Above: male figure attacking rampant gazelle - behind the gazelle a rampant lion, also, figure behind the man. Beyond them a second male figure wearing a pigtail? Similarly engaged. Below: male figure holding rampant lion by the tail - a gazelle - 2 rampant lions crossed - a gazelle, all rampant. Also, a crescent moon - above a post?