Seals, Stamps, and Sealings
This category includes objects used for marking other objects for purposes of showing ownership.
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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Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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![]() | 18413AN | 33-35-429 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals. |
![]() | 18413AO | 33-35-430 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals. |
![]() | 18413AP | 33-35-431 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealings. Fragment of unclassified designs, mostly with men and animals. |
18399A | 33-35-300 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealings, Fragments of. Impressed with complicated linear designs in fine raised lines. | |
![]() | 18410 | 33-35-387 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. With scene of two men fighting: pots and a gazelle. |
18398 | 33-35-297 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example. | |
18398B | 33-35-298 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Stamped with linear design apparely including script elements. Good example. | |
18411 | 33-35-388 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Scene of two men with pots etc. | |
![]() | 18412 | 33-35-389 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing. Fragment of. Scene of soldiers marching. |
18405 | 33-35-344 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing, fragment of. With elaborate design including human figures. | |
18403 | 33-35-331 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing, fragment of. Bearing a very clear impression of the cloth which was wrapped round it. | |
![]() | 18490 | 33-35-465 | (none) | (none) | Clay jar sealing (fragment) with impression of seal apparently in script (black) [drawing] |
![]() | 17448 | (none) | 1931,1010.79 | (none) | Clay impression. Unbaked. Of bull running, tail up, head down. Outline of body done as a dot border. Style similar to that of bulls on the Ishtar Gate. Fine workmanship. Figure of bull is complete, but the plaque on which it is impressed is a fragment, one side of which is missing. |
927 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragments. Showing portion of seal impression. A figure resembling the god Amurru behind a female deity. See U929 | |
![]() | 948 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragments with seal impressions, including that of Ibi-Sin, King of Ur. See U.598. |
![]() | 956 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. With seal impressions showing animals and animal-men fighting. See U.955. |
944 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. With seal impression, traces of 1 line inscription and a single figure. Placed in IN/No. 8. | |
981 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. With seal impression, showing standing human figure holding an animal by the tail, and two line inscription. | |
![]() | 735 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. Showing part of 1-figure from seal impression. See U.711. Placed in IN/No. 8. |
957 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. Seal impression, showing standing figures. | |
576 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. Seal impression with three-line inscription, standing figures either side. Seal of RU(?)-AB-KI-A-RA-? Son of Ibi-Sin, servant of AN-AN(MAR-TU). Duplicate of U.582. | |
![]() | 574 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. Seal impression showing figure of worshipper being introduced and four line inscription "Azag-Nannar, the scribe, the secretary, son of Nannar-du-ul-a..., priest of Nannar." |
![]() | 391 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. Probably of jar-sealing, with seal impressions showing crosses, animals, etc. Found TTB26 see U381 |
![]() | 14719 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment. A few signs (v. archaic) HC.2S32 |
584 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay fragment with two impressions of a seal. Showing from left to right a goddess with both arms held up in adoration, and a figure like that of Amurru. |
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Child Terms
Brick Stamps - Cylinder Seals - Seal Impression - Stamp Seals