Seals, Stamps, and Sealings
This category includes objects used for marking other objects for purposes of showing ownership.
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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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2766 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Diorite. Weathered. Lugal--/son of?/shephard. [drawing] |
| 2796 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Martu period. About BC 2100. [drawing] |
| 2809 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Red marble. About 2700 BC [drawing] |
| 2813 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal Cylinder. Broken. Diorite. III Ur Dynasty. 2 lines of inscription defaced. Goddess seated on a bird. [drawing] dNannar ( )mu? Servant of Nannar. |
| 2814 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Broken Cylinder Seal. Carnelian. Assyrian influence about BC 700. Tree of life and genius. [drawing] |
| 2856 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cone seal. Glazed pottery. Egyptian style. Neo-Babylonian period. [drawing] |
| 2857 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black diorite. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
| 2858 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black limestone. About BC 2100. [drawing] |
| 2859 | (none) | 1927,1003.200 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2400 [drawing] |
| 2892 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC 2800 [drawing] |
| 2893 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Greyish limestone. About BC 2400. [drawing] |
| 2915 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Paste - About BC 700 [drawing] |
| 2971 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery cylinder. Buffware, irregularly pierced. Type CLXXXVI =RC.248 |
| 2982 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Pottery cylinder. Buff ware irregularly pierced. Type CLXXXVI =RC.248 (not p) |
| 2993 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Soapstone III Ur Dynasty. Weather worn. [drawing] |
| 2994 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal cylinder. Soapstone. III Ur Dynasty. [drawing] |
| 2995 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Flat seal. Pottery. Neo-Babylonian/Persian Period [drawing] |
| 3000 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. With seal impression. III Ur Dynasty |
| 3001 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. With seal impression. III Ur Dynasty. |
| 3002 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. With seal impression. III Ur Dynasty. |
| 3008A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 Seal impressions on clay (A-B-C). Envelope. Seal of the scribe. Larsa Dynasty. |
| 3008B | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 seal impressions on Clay (a-b-c) Engelope. Seal of the scribe. Larsa dyn |
| 3008C | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 seal impressions on clay [A-B-C]. Envelope seal of the scribe Larsa dyn. |
| 3082 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Hematite. 1st Babylonian Dynasty. Two such worshipping figures on either side of the inscription. A-bi i-li-su son of Su-u-ma a-bu-um servant of dNin-sah. [drawing] |
| 3083 | (none) | 1927,1003.204 | (none) | Seal cylinder. Limestone. About BC 2200. Inscript to dShamash. [drawing] |
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Child Terms
Brick Stamps - Cylinder Seals - Seal Impression - Stamp Seals