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)
11600A	30-12-399B	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Cylinder Seal & Pin. White shell cylinder, geometric pattern. Found with the copper pin plain head. [drawing]
11405	30-12-39	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Presentation scene: Seated goddess: before her a female worshipper introduced by a goddess.
12471	30-12-38	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Presentation scene with seated god and 2 standing figures.
11661	30-12-37	(none)	(none)	Cylinder. Grey steatite. 2 persons saluting crescent on staff. Inscribed : SudMI-IB dumu Ku-edin dam-gar.
12004A	30-12-36	(none)	(none)	[A] Cylinder Seal Black Steatite with this a [B] copper pin, plain tang head. Type II.
11598A	30-12-35	(none)	(none)	Group. [A](1) Cylinder Seal, lapis, man, lion & gazelle]. [B](2) Copper Axe Type XVII. [C](3) A few beads of lapis and copper.
12705D	30-12-348	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E] (5) Spindles copper with lapis whorl.
11590	30-12-34	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Inscription: Lugal-sa(g)-su(d) dumu Ka-ma.
(none)	30-12-33	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
(none)	30-12-32	(none)	(none)	[no catalog card from field]
11896	30-12-31	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Pale green calcite. (1 side decayed) human-headed bulls & heroes fighting.
11507	30-12-30	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Of green marble (?) Unfinished. The hole is only partly bored. One standing figure has been sketched but not finished, of a second only the trunk is suggested.
12380Y	30-12-3	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B]Wreath of gold medallions with lapis canters on a string of lapis and carnelian beads [C] Wreath of triple gold willow leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [D] Wreath of gold beech leaves on carnelian and lapis beads. [E.1-.2] Two large gold lunate earrings. [F.1-.2] Two gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [G-I] 3 gold flowers on silver stems. [J] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [K] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [L] Necklace of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [M] Necklace of large fluted ball beads gold and lapis and carnelian rings: (for order see field notes). [N] Necklace of Carnelian and gold double conoids and carnelian rings. [O] Necklace of carnelian rings, gold balls and lapis rounds. [P]Bracelet of large lapis and gold, lapis and carnelian rings. [Q-V] Six gold finger-rings, all of cable pattern between plain rims of different sizes. [W] Bracelet of 4 lapis and 4 gold. Diamond beads and carnelian rings. [X] Gold pin with lapis ball head [Type] V. [Y] Lapis cylinder seal. [Z] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B.
11418	30-12-29	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green Jasper. Two men fighting 2 lions, the latter heraldically crossed, and an inscription in 2 lines. Inscription: UrdGIS-BIL-ga-mes dub-sar sumu Urd KA-DI = Ur-Gilgames scribe, son of Ur-KA-DI. HC.1928/9-2.
11961	30-12-28	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Green stone. 2 Heroes fighting a lion & a bull.
11483	30-12-27	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 2 men fighting 2 animals.
12023	30-12-26	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Men fighting.
11492	30-12-25	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green stone. Scene: 3 men & 2 lions fighting: one of the men has 4 bulls legs.
11533	30-12-24	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Scene.
11401	30-12-23	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Pinkish grey steatite. Early type. Subject: 2 figures with bird-like heads seated facing each other and drinking through tubes from a common vessel. They are seated in a boat with high stem and prow, a reed plant (?) at the end of the boat and below objects like reed bundles.
11448	30-12-22	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark grey steatite. 2 winged animals, heraldically crossed.
11899	30-12-21	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Geometrical design.
12374F	30-12-2	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B.1-.2] Two heavy gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double round beads. [E] Gold pin with fluted lapis head V B. [F] Lapis cylinder seal two registers. [G-I] A set of 3 gold rings, each of cable pattern with plain rim. [J-L] Are human finger bones found inside the rings. Added by project]
12795A	30-12-18	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Steatite. Squat furniture type. Poor cutting. Stags? In procession and signs of doubtful import.
12720	30-12-17	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Rampant animals crossed. Poor cutting.