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)
3324	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Soapstone. About BC 2800. Winged gate on crouching bull [drawing]
3325	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal cylinder about BC 2400. Introducing worshipper to a goddess. [drawing]
3343	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone. Worn. Tree of Life about BC 1200. [drawing]
3353	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Red Limestone? Worn. About BC. 800. [drawing]
6002	(none)	(none)	B16287	Cylinder seal. Grey steatite. Below, figure Gilgamesh? prostrate above, offering to Ea, heraldic animals, etc. c. BC 2300. ? Brick. VII
6003	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell. Human figure, animals and inscription. Inscription(?) [reference to drawing] Perhaps: Lugal = king?
6005	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black and brown pebble diorite much worn; design practically lost. B
6059	(none)	(none)	B16284, B16284	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Reception scene, Nannar and minor go and votary, 2 lines of inscription. E. 3rd Dynasty of Ur.
6065	(none)	(none)	B16300	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 3 grooves in middle divider scene, seated god and introduction of votary from 4 swans on lower half. About BC 2700. E.
6066	(none)	(none)	B16292	Seal. Black steatite. Triangular shape scorpion and? Lizard? About BC 2600. E.
6067	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 men exchanging greetings and inscription. Arad-dam son of Badada About BC 1900. B. VII. [drawing]
6085	35-1-610	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, swan, minor god, votary, swan and scorpion. About BC 2400. E.
6086	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Subject? Contest of men and animals. About BC 2400. B.
6090	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed. Presentation to seated god probably Shamash. Worshipper introduced by seated goddess wearing horned attire and long pleated robe covering one shoulder and leaving other bare. Worshipper has fringed shawl. Attributes: ? Libra ? Inscription: Ilu-Shamash. c. 1st Babylonian Dynasty.B.
6091	(none)	(none)	B16311	Cylinder seal. Black basalt. Nannar, minor god and votary. E.
6105	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Minor god introducing votary carrying gazelle as gift to major god who holds a wand in his left hand. Inscription: dNin-suh sukkal-zid-anna gispa-azag su-du. To Nin-Suh. the pure messenger of heaven carrying the bright scepter. B
6106	(none)	(none)	B16296, B16296	Cylinder seal. White frit. Unpierced. Inscribed: Lugal-nu-zu aon of E-te-nin-ka ilSin. E.
6122	(none)	(none)	B16282	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Broken at one end, subject mostly obliterated.
6130	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black diorite. Incompletely pierced. Spread eagle siezing two lions. B.
6132	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Worshipping tree of life? B.
6133	(none)	(none)	B16294	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Upper and lower band showing gazelles passing sacred tree. About 3000 BC. E.
6134	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Pink marble. Upper band, nine men, below animals and sacred tree. Bulls. Lion. Eagle. About BC 3000, B
6136	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, minor god, grotesque figure and votary and Nergal weapon. B.
6160	(none)	(none)	B16286, B16286	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Not fully paved. Lion attacked by two men 2 lines of defaced inscription. About BC 2100. Required for Vol. VII written.
6165	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Broken at bottom. Minor god, votary and inscription. Worshipper led by hand unto a standing armed (?) god- crescent. Du-( ) son of Sag-da( ). About BC 2300. B.