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)
18553I	33-35-489	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553J	33-35-490	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553K	33-35-491	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18553L	33-35-492	(none)	(none)	[A-L] Seal impressions on fragments of clay jar stopper. 12 in all. 1st dynasty types with human figures and animals.
18870	35-1-12	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Seated goddess and two standing figures.
18914	35-1-6	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: above, two heroes each fighting with two beasts below, seated and standing figures.
18919	35-1-22, 35-1-22	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green steatite (?) with copper caps. Two standing gods shaking hands: two men killing a kneeling prisoner: two columns of inscription supported by an animal. Good work.
18922	35-1-16	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A god driving a chariot drawn by a winged gryphon(?); between the wings rises a goddess armed with a bow, in front of it is another god. One column of inscription. Inscription: Ur-gis-me-e (C.J.G.)
18923	35-1-2	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. A hero, and fighting animals. Archaic: very much worn and defaced.
18924	35-1-17	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Brown steatite. Two heroes fighting animals.
18925	35-1-8	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Very dark steatite. Hero fighting heraldically crossed lions and bulls.
18927	35-1-10	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Seated deity and 2 worshippers and goat.
18946	35-1-4	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Animals fighting; two lions heraldically crossed and two gazelles.
18947	35-1-11	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. A spread eagle grasping two wild goats.
18948	35-1-13, 35-1-13	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Standing god with two worshippers; two columns of inscription. Inscription: Ilu-su(?)-ir, son of Dudu (C.J.G.)
18974	35-1-9, 35-1-9	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. One seated and three standing figures: two columns of inscription. Inscription: Lugal-ma (C.J.G.)
18976	35-1-5	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Light yellowish stone. 2 heroes fighting animals.
18981	35-1-21	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone. 2 heroes fighting lions.
18994	35-1-14	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two hunters fighting a lion.
19075	35-1-7	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Two registers: in each, a row of animals, the rows inverted.
19191	35-1-1	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. With rings of steatite inset at the two ends. Heroes fighting animals. (somewhat decayed).
19230	35-1-3	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Shell. Fightling animals and a spread eagle over a tree.
19486	35-1-19	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Design of men ovals horizontally placed
19974	35-1-18	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. [drawing 1:1]
20083A	35-1-672	(none)	(none)	[A-AH] Seal impressions on mud jar sealings. All accidentally burnt and all fragmentary.