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)
9263	(none)	(none)	B16855	Cylinder seal Steatite Black Geometric decoration
9264	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Steatite Black A pair of spread wings and feathered decoration running round the seal forming 2 hyperboles the one above the other, below the central horizontal axis of the seal.
9266	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Limestone White Subject not clear. A seated god, a squatting lion, vertical posts, a god behind the bards of a gate? And a second standing god.
9268	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Frit Subject indistinct: A crescent moon and standing warriors
9283	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Black steatite Men fighting bull & lion an inscription has been intentionally erased
9290	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White shell Standing god in shrine and one other standing figure. Poor condition and originally poor scratchy work
9291	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Haematite Gilgamesh & Eabani, & tree
9292	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Black haematite Introduction scene with 1 - seated and 3 - standing figures. A column of inscription has been intentionally effaced
9298	(none)	(none)	B17012	Cylinder seal Green stone Gilgamesh and Eabani
9310	(none)	(none)	B17009	Cylinder seal White shell Nude reclining figure, one figure standing facing, and 2 men fighting (?) Short inscription: urd nisaba
9315	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis 2 registers: Above, 2 seated and 3 standing figures, and inscription. Below, a table of offerings and 6 people bringing offerings. Very archaic style.
9321	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Mottled blue and white Heroes and human-headed bulls
9341	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White shell Almost all the surface gone, but one small part left showing a lion, a stag and a spotted leopard. Found attached by a silver band to the belt.
9502	(none)	(none)	B16873, B16873	Cylinder seal Green ston A hero fighting a lion and a second fighting a long-horned bull (?): between the animals a star and crescent, between the men a single column of inscription. A-ki-ru-um. (HC.202)
9503	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White shell Somewhat decayed 2 very large scorpions with a star between them a standing human figure, and an upright pole with a star on top
9504	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Dark steatite Broken Presentation scene: seated Nannar with crescent, minor god and worshipper
9513	(none)	(none)	B16941	Cylinder seal Dark green steatite The eagle grasping 2 stags
9526	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal White steatite A man fighting 3 beasts, and a tree.
9527	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Dark steatite 2 heroes fighting beasts Poor scratchy style
9528	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White shell Very poor and almost wholly effaced: worship of a god, between 2 emblems(?)
9529	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Lapis Presentation scene with inscription much defaced. Figures finely engraved- seated goddess, worshipper and minor god.
9551	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. With copper caps, one broken. 2 heroes fighting a lion & a bull. Traces of an inscription.
9552	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli 2 heroes fighting a lion and a bull
9567	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Shell Two heroes fighting a lion and a bull. 2 columns of inscription: Gimil-i-li-su; Sangudgis-erim; Gimil-ilisu; Priest of dgisERIM (su for su, as in period of Agade) (HC.203)
9568	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White shell In very poor condition: the subject was two men fighting an animal, but it was hardly distinguishable.