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)
12258F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Stone vase; white calcite. [B] (2) Stone bowl. White calcite. [C] (3) Stone Bowl. white calcite. badly broken. [D] (4) Silver pin with lapis & gold head. [E] (5) Silver pin with lapis ball head. Straight type. [F] (6) Cylinder seal; lapis lazuli. 2 registers: banqueting scene. [G] (7) Bracelet, gold & lapis beads; flat gold 4 fold spacers with small lapis beads between. [H] (8) Bracelet. Gold & lapis beads. Flat square type with central rib; gold & lapis alternatively. [I] (9) Necklace of gold & lapis. [J] (10) Necklace of gold. [K] (11) Necklace of silver filigree pendants hung on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles & carnelian rings & agate bugles & fluted gold balls. [L] (12) Necklace of gold filigree pendants on a 2 row chain of blue lentoid bugles and cernelian rings and against bugles and fluted gold balls. [M] (13) Necklace of blue & gold ball beads, gold wire-wound beads & very small glazed rings. All small. [N] (14) Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis & carnelian beads. [O] (15)Gold ribbon. [P] (16) Gold earrings, large lunate type. [Q] (17) Gold wire spiral coil hair-rings. 2 1/2 coils. [R] (18) Lapis bead: Large romboid. [S-W] (19) Five gold finger rings. Made of fine strands of twisted gold wire. [X] (20) Silver comb. Forked type with rosettes.
1226	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small button stamp-seal of lapis lazuli with uncertain device. [drawing]
12296	(none)	1929,1017.356	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Shell. 2 registers. Stags rampant & other animals.
12329	(none)	1929,1017.370	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Dark. Steatite. Deity within a shrine (represented by a gateway) & two male figures approach with offerings: the one carries an object thus- the other a goat: between the devotees and the deity a palm sprouting from a stand.
12330	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Shell. Inscribed. 2 registers: Banquet scene. Inscrip:den-sa(g) (?)-gan
12331	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Steatite. Black. Presentation scene before seated god. Attributes: crescent moon, palm & poor cutting.
12350A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal & Copper Pin. (A) Cylinder seal. Spread eagle. (B) Copper Pin. Circular in section.
12371E	(none)	1929,1017.373	(none)	Group: [A.1-.3] 3 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis large fluted ball beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head VI B. [D] Slender copper needle. [E] Cylinder seal, white calcite.
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]
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.
12387D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B] Necklace in lapis and silver double conoid beads. [C] Lapis pin with ball head VI B. [D] Cylinder seal, lapis.
12390C	31-17-119	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Silver wire spiral coil hair ring (one). [B] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [C] White shell cylinder seal much decayed: subject, 1 human figure and 4 fighting animals, heraldically crossed. [D] Copper pin with painted head [Type] IV B.
12413I	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis ball beads. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis ribbed ball beads. [H] Necklace of quartz, carnelian and gold beads. [I] Lapis cylinder seal. [J] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [K] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [L] A second similar bracelet. [M] Cockle shells with green paint.
12427H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis ribbed ball beads. [E] Necklace of lapis double conoid beads. [F] Necklace of silver double conoid beads [G] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [H] Cylinder seal, lapis. [I] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings: order in field notes. [J] Cockle shells with green paint.
12432T	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. With bodies. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --No. 3: [A] Whetstone. --No. 11: [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [C] Lapis and silver lentoid and bugle beads. --No. 13: [D] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [E] Facetted lapis bugles and some silver lentoid beads. --No. 14: [F-G] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings . [H] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 15: [I] Double conoid lapis beads. --No. 16: [J] Very small lapis ball beads. --No.17: [K] Large facetted lapis lentoids. --No. 18: [L] Lapis double conoid beads. --No. 19: [M] Lapis lentoids and some silver beads. --No. 20: [N-O] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [P] Lapis lentoid beads. --No. 21: [Q] Small lapis lentoid beads. --No. 22: [R] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. [S] Facetted lapis lentoid beads. [T] Cylinder seal, white shell, decayed (not kept) --No. 23: [U] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [V] Lapis and silver small lentoid beads and a few lapis balls.
12433F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb groups. From the bodies in the death pit. [Numbered entries refer to bodies, not all bodies associated with objects.] --With No. 5: [A] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. [B] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 7: [C] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 8: [D] Lapis double conoid beads and 1 long agate lentoid. --With No. 9: [E] Lapis double conoid beads. [F] Cylinder seal, white shell. --With No. 10: [G] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 11: [H] Lapis double beads --With No. 12: [I] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [J] Small lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 13: [K] Silver pin [Type] VI B with lapis head. [L] Lapis ball beads. --With No. 14: [M] Lapis ball beads --With No. 15: [N] Lapis and silver ball beads. --With No. 16: [O] Lapis and silver double conoid beads. --With No. 17: [P] Lapis ball beads. [Q] Silver wire spiral coil earring. --With No. 18: [R] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 20: [S] Lapis lentoid beads. --With No. 22: [T] Small lapis ball beads. [U] Also: one moderate sized silver lunate earring.
12448	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Lentoid shape. Subject: 2 men and 2 animals.
12461	(none)	1929,1017.350	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Much decayed. 2 registers: below; chariot, foot soldiers and prisoner. Above; men and animals fighting and inscription partly destroyed. Inscription: A- dugud(or gig)-(bu??)-dim (Nom. Properties, perhaps = son of the Dugud (bird) of the good Immer. cf. U.8513) HC.25.
12470	(none)	1929,1017.18	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis, with gold caps. 2 men and 2 lions fighting and an inscription intentionally defaced.
12471	30-12-38	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis with gold caps. Presentation scene with seated god and 2 standing figures.
125	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. [drawing 1:1]
12501	(none)	1935,0113.632	(none)	Clay seal impression. 1)Naked warrior and god? Incription: ^dutu. 2) Lower half of another (?) figure. HC1809
12502	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with impression from large cylinder: man in punt, animal (in punt?) and other animals.
12539	(none)	1935,0113.633	(none)	Seal impression. Animal.
12542A	(none)	1935,0113.635	(none)	[A-T] Box of miscellaneous clay objects from the stratum (cf as U.12505) and some lumps of tablet clay with traces of archaic signs destroyed.