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)
6189	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Pink marble. Bel-Marduk holding two rampant bulls - crescent and star. Time of Assyrian influence about BC 800. B.
6252	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. God Martu carrying club. Gilgamesh with spouting vase. Naked votary of Ishtar. Turtle. Inscription dMartu. B.
6253	(none)	(none)	B16290	Cylinder seal. Grey limestone? Unpierced. Gilgamesh fighting with the bull. About BC 2500.
6255	(none)	(none)	B16306	Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Shamash with horned mitre and notched sword in hand steps on a crouching bull a worshipper brings a kid as an offering. The god Martu with a short club in hand, short garment and a round woolen turban is followed by a worshipper with clasped hands, and a servant. Two small figures - a bifrons with clasped hands and a nude servant with libation cone in hand. About BC 1900. E.
6261	(none)	(none)	B16314	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Nannar, Minor god and votary. Inscription doubtful. About BC 2200. [drawing]
6268	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. Worshipper introduced by an assistant goddess to a god like Shamash stepping forward and armed with a sword and scimitar. Ma-au-sum son of Ludingi-ra? About BC 2100. B.
6271	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscription, winged dragon and winged dragon attacked by Enkidu and Gilgamesh. :u-ab-ba (?) spm pf : dpu-sag. About 2400 BC. E.
6275	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. Worshipper led by hand. Samas-pa-e son of Abbakalla; IIIrd Ur Dynasty. B.
6288	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Fragmentary. Swans and inscription. Lal-e pa son of Ur dGish. B.
6289	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Glazed. Grey. Emblems of Marduk - of Nabu - of Shamash - of Sin U and a winged dragons. Neo-Babylonian. B. [drawing]
6290	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Glazed. Dark grey. Fragmentary. Lines. Neo-Babylonian. B. [drawing]
6293	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. With inscription. Presentation to a seated goddess (Bau?) Crescent and bird. ( )lu dNinni? (son) of (servant of). About BC 2300 B
6296	(none)	(none)	B16291	Cylinder seal. Brown marble? Inscribed. Pierced. 3 crouching antelopes (one reversed). Before BC 3000. E.
6297	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Marble. Fragmentary. Traces of an inscription. Presentation to a seated goddess. About BC 2800. B.
6298	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White limestone (alabaster?) Inscribed. Gilgamesh protecting rampant wild bulls (?) or gazelles from lions. About BC 3000. B.
6342	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin God of his land mighty king of Ur King of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] To Ur-nigin-gar the archivist (ga-dub-ba) son of Ar-shi-ih his servant it (the seal) has been presented. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated Sin. H.C.
6343	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: God of the land mighty king of Ur king of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] Da-da pateris of Nippur Scon of Ur(-sag...) patersi of Nippur thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated moon-god. H.C.
6344	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: mighty king of Ur [Second column of text on card] king of the 4 regions of the world. Azag dNannar scribe thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Worshipping the moon god. H.C.
6360	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression on a clay sealing. Time of Samsuiluna. . ilgimil-i-( su), the archive keeper, anointer of the apsu of Nannar, son of Sin-iqisham, servant of Samsuiluna. [Annotated] (Add to catalogue Vol VII) [Crossed out] [Annotated] Ur Royal Inscr. No. 149. Cf. Royal Insc. 304. [Annotated] H.C.
6367	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing. Sealed with 4 cylinder seals of Samsuiluna's servants. 10) Seal of Ilishu-ibishu cf. U.6360; 20) Ahu-shunu son of Imdi-Enlil, servant of Samsuiluna; 30) ( )wa-ti-bu(um), archive keeper of Nannar son of Ilukashu the diviner, servant of Samauiluna.; 40)Illegible.; H.C.
6406	(none)	(none)	B16304	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Rampant lion attacked by two naked men. Crescent, goose, scorpion. About BC 2400.
6418	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Glazed pottery. Hero fighting with a winged dragon. B. Neo-Babylonian.
6436B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal. Black steatite. Helmet shaped. Pierced at sides. Flate base for seal impression. Worshipper, altar and crescent. Neo-Babylonian. B.
6469	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black Hematite. Weapon of Nergal between two worshippers. -Rampant Ibex. -Naked facing Ishtar votary. -Smaller worshipper. About BC 1900. B.
6479	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation to seated god. Crescent on pole. About BC 2200. B.