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)
11734	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above mythological beasts; below, a monkey under a tree playing pipes to 2 lions, a bull, a gazelle, and a humn-headed bird.
1173	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone cylinder seal. Black stone. Engraved with figures in 2 registers: upper register presentation to god; lower register, frieze of swans swimming to right. [drawing 1:1]
11725	30-12-40	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. A god with one foot on a hill, & 3 worshippers. Inscription (Lug)al(?)-(?)-la(?)-ni dub-sar(=scribe).
1172	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone cylinder seal. Black stone. Engraved with figures, goddess and worshippers. [drawing 1:1]
11715	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell very badly decayed.
1171	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stone cylinder seal. Fragment of Drab stone, engraved with rough figures, bird, etc. [drawing 1:1]
11709	(none)	1929,1017.369	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Dark steatite. Apparently unfinished. 2 figures (Ea and an adorant) and the beginnings only of a third.
11690	(none)	1928,1010.831, 19281010.83	(none)	Seal Impression. Bull (?)-Man embracing gazelle? Bird (small) holding the gazelle? Horned ? -man holding the bird. In front of Horned (?) man Scorpion, behind him, serpent. Illegible? fragment of Inscription.
1169	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Stone. Engraved with figures of man and animal. [drawing 1:1]
11689	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. Presentation scene (?) (2 figures approaching a third. The 3rd. looks human: carries a weapon like the sign RU) illegible? inscription.
11688	31-16-606	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases.
11686	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. With geometrical design.
11685	(none)	(none)	(none)	3 clay sealings. with similar geometrical designs.
11684	(none)	1928,1010.832	(none)	Seal Impressions. Fragment of circular clay with impression of very well drawn bull with head in position. Inscription of Scribe of Sargons daughter. Other side-impression of another OX.
11683	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing. Fragment of 3 lines. of inscription.
11682	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing. Presentation scene. In front of seated, bearded god (Nannar?) small kneeling figure, facing the worshippers. Crescent above. Inscription En(?)(... ) Du(b-sar) Aradd( ).
11681	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay seal Impression. Geometrical design (clay mixed with bitumen?)
11680	31-16-630	(none)	(none)	Clay Seal Impressions on lamp or tablet. with geometrical design spread eagle, star, sun? (like sign UD) angular man(?) carrying pot, and other things.
1168	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. With device of winged animal rampant between two supporting human figures. The animal faces right, and between left man and the animal a scorpion stands in the field. Inscribed: -Ba-da-da mar Ma-li.
11679	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal Impressions. Jar-sealing beneath mark of cloth above 2 impressions from a stamp seal showing bull with upturned head and crescent horns. Above the bull crescent moon. Rough.
11671	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder. Steatite. Presentation to Goddess preseded by goose & crescent cf. U.11670. Inscription: KUIA-NINNI-mes dumu Mes-ma-la-na.
11670	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder. Yellowish shell. Presentation, to goddess in front of whom goose & crescent cf. UM. 11671; Inscription: IGI-AN-DIB-AB IB-DU-LUGAL dumu ZI-KU-LI meaning what? HC 20
11667	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Clay. Inscrip. only 2 lines mostly illegible line 1 begins li-bi-it.
11666	(none)	1929,1017.361	(none)	Cylinder Clay. Inscription only=a-ad-da dumu DU-DU (or lah).
11661	30-12-37	(none)	(none)	Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar.