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)
6271	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscription, winged dragon and winged dragon attacked by Enkidu and Gilgamesh. :u-ab-ba (?) spm pf : dpu-sag. About 2400 BC. E.
6275	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. Worshipper led by hand. Samas-pa-e son of Abbakalla; IIIrd Ur Dynasty. B.
6288	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Fragmentary. Swans and inscription. Lal-e pa son of Ur dGish. B.
6289	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Glazed. Grey. Emblems of Marduk - of Nabu - of Shamash - of Sin U and a winged dragons. Neo-Babylonian. B. [drawing]
6290	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Glazed. Dark grey. Fragmentary. Lines. Neo-Babylonian. B. [drawing]
6293	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. With inscription. Presentation to a seated goddess (Bau?) Crescent and bird. ( )lu dNinni? (son) of (servant of). About BC 2300 B
6297	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Marble. Fragmentary. Traces of an inscription. Presentation to a seated goddess. About BC 2800. B.
6298	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White limestone (alabaster?) Inscribed. Gilgamesh protecting rampant wild bulls (?) or gazelles from lions. About BC 3000. B.
6299	(none)	1927,0527.206	(none)	Cylinder seal. Flat on one side hemispherical on the other glazed pottery scarab on the flat a crouching dragon (?) Egypt in influence. About BC 500.
6342	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin God of his land mighty king of Ur King of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] To Ur-nigin-gar the archivist (ga-dub-ba) son of Ar-shi-ih his servant it (the seal) has been presented. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated Sin. H.C.
6343	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: God of the land mighty king of Ur king of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] Da-da pateris of Nippur Scon of Ur(-sag...) patersi of Nippur thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated moon-god. H.C.
6344	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: mighty king of Ur [Second column of text on card] king of the 4 regions of the world. Azag dNannar scribe thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Worshipping the moon god. H.C.
6360	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression on a clay sealing. Time of Samsuiluna. . ilgimil-i-( su), the archive keeper, anointer of the apsu of Nannar, son of Sin-iqisham, servant of Samsuiluna. [Annotated] (Add to catalogue Vol VII) [Crossed out] [Annotated] Ur Royal Inscr. No. 149. Cf. Royal Insc. 304. [Annotated] H.C.
6367	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing. Sealed with 4 cylinder seals of Samsuiluna's servants. 10) Seal of Ilishu-ibishu cf. U.6360; 20) Ahu-shunu son of Imdi-Enlil, servant of Samsuiluna; 30) ( )wa-ti-bu(um), archive keeper of Nannar son of Ilukashu the diviner, servant of Samauiluna.; 40)Illegible.; H.C.
6418	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Glazed pottery. Hero fighting with a winged dragon. B. Neo-Babylonian.
6436B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal. Black steatite. Helmet shaped. Pierced at sides. Flate base for seal impression. Worshipper, altar and crescent. Neo-Babylonian. B.
6469	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black Hematite. Weapon of Nergal between two worshippers. -Rampant Ibex. -Naked facing Ishtar votary. -Smaller worshipper. About BC 1900. B.
6479	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation to seated god. Crescent on pole. About BC 2200. B.
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.
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.
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.