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.

Objects: Seals, Stamps, and Sealings Export: JSON - XML - CSV

U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9765	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White shell Much decayed Fighting animals Inscription: en-ki-en-du dub-sar.......na (?) Enki-endu?, scribe....i (same name as on 9764) (H.C. 209)
9808	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Shell 2 bearded bulls rampant, back to back, 3 standing heroes next to one another- two of them are attacking the bulls; the third stands in between the other two heroes.
9809	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis Lazuli Hero between 2 rampant gazelles. Beyond is a rampant lion crossed with a bearded bull rampant; and beyond this again, above a small rampant gazelle, and below an even smaller gazelle next to a plant.
9829	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Greyish marble Presentation scene: 3 figures before seated god. Poor condition.
9844	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Green marble Inscribed Copper cap at each end. Scene of worship: en-menOan-na/ ur-si/ niOdu/ arad-da-ni - Enmenanna. Ursi, porter, his servant. Enthroned god saluting three divinities who approach with offerings. Enthroned god wears a wide brimmed conical cap. Attribute: the sun. Before him a flat-staff ? with a flag ? on a tripod. First approaching deity has a sword? suspended from waist, the second carries 2 corn ? stalks. Third deity carries a curved notched trident ? - (a name is written alongside this deity). Behind the throne a gazelle, and above it is a 3 column inscription.
9851	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Mottled marble Imperfectly bored- hole not in centre. Three standing deities saluting a seated deity. Seated deity holds a spear-like weapon in his uplifted right hand. All three approaching deities have a spear, standing upright in ground in front of them, point upwards. Behind throne a flower rising out of a pot. NB. The fact that spears are indicated standing upright in the ground is interesting in connection with material evidence from the graves several of which have an upright spear on one side of the body.
9858	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Grey limestone. Scene of worship within the gates of a shrine. Seated god with an attendant carrying a bucket behind him. The seated god greets a standing figure. The scene occurs behind gates consisting of two posts stuck into the ground connected by loop-shaped attachments.
9878	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal Blue and white marble, speckled Palm, 2 rampant lions crossed and a rampant gazelle.
9908	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Fighting animals(?) rough and worn example.
9943	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White Shell A man and lions fighting, and a lion fighting a bull, a small animal scene, and an inscription. dsara-men (?) dub-sar nin sara-men, scribe of the lady. Into the hole is fitted a tube of dark shale (?). (HC. 205).
9970	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White shell In poor condition Presentation scene with one seated deity and three figures approaching
9976	(none)	(none)	B16858	Seal White marble Oval: rounded top, flat base on which figures of animals roughly done with a drill [drawing] 1:1
10011	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal White shell Only the remains of it, completely decayed It hung on the silver belt with the gold dagger and whetstone
10129	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal Impression. Presentation Scene: Goddess enthroned holding cup? 1st figure approaching. 2nd figure approaching both hands raised high, or horned hat. Inscription illegible on both sides of clay lump. HC.>182
10130	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal Impression Presentation scene: goddess enthroned, in kaukanes: crescent. 1st figure approaching. 2nd. figure approaching both hands raised. Inscription Nin-tur dam gi-si dumu-sal la (.) a-la (.)-a. HC 175
10133	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal Impression This is from same seal as U.10605 HC 176
10153	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal Lapis lazuli Lentoid shaped 3 registers Men and gazelles
10188	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Grey steatite God in shrine with foot on mountain; worshipper on each side
10192	(none)	(none)	B17594	Cylinder Seal Baked clay Very roughly cut: presentation scene 2 seated gods and two standing figures.
10302	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and Enkidu (horned, bull-footed deity with long pit-tail) back to back fighting a rampant bull and a rampant lion respectively; the latter graspes the lion by the tail. Between the 2 fighting animals a third - a rampant bull back turned towards first bull.
10303	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Male figure; on either side a rampant gazelle, behind each gazelle a rampant lion and beyond the lions a second male figure NB The male figures have bird heads
10323	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Calcite? White. 2 lapis caps inserted into the ends of the seal present a flat lapis surface thus giving the seal the appearance of having a solid lapis core. 2 registers: Upper: Enthroned deity in front of a (champagne?) vase out of which rises (corn?) 2 bird-headed figures wearing sheep-skin skirts approach it. Between them the crescent moon: one carries an offering vase. On either side of each palm a bird-headed figure.
10355	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Mottled Marble Men fighting rampant lions and rampant bulls
10364	(none)	(none)	B16872	Cylinder Seal Greenish grey marble Hero: on either side a rampant bull and a rampant lion. Attributes: Crescent Moon, and star on two legged pole.
10367	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal Shell. White. Inscribed. 2 heroes each grasping a rampant bull by the tail and forcing the head back by the horns. Each hero clothed in short (sheep-skin?) skirt coming down to the knees: shirt has tasselled ends. Each hero is bearded and the hair at the back of the head is done up into a short upturned curl. Seal has copper caps set in bitumen. Caps broken and decayed. Par t of subject obliterated. A - DEN-ZU-dim Ka-su-du - A-ENZU-dim, libationer: (suggested by Dr. Rarn): A- DEN-ZU-sim - son created by EN-ZU (analogy with A-anni-padda).