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)
11178	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Completely decayed, but apparently with large rampant animals and an inscription of which only one sign is legible. [drawing]
11181	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Dark steatite. Handle type, rectangular. Scorpion. [drawing 1:1]
11182	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Birds and animals very roughly done.
1131	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment from middle of a baked clay cylinder of Nabonidus (cf. U.1132, U.1111) in 2 columns 2 3/8 [60.325mm] by 1 3/4 [44.45mm] inscription concerning the building of E-lugal-galga-si-sa, the Ziggurat of Ur. Joins U.1132, and another fragment unnumbered making up part of complete cylinder.
1132	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment from left side of backed clay cylinder of Nabonidus. Part of same object as U.1113, but does not join. (Joins a later discovered fragmnet, completing the left end of the cylinder) Joins U.1131, and another fragment unnumbered making up part of complete cylinder.
11401	30-12-23	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Pinkish grey steatite. Early type. Subject: 2 figures with bird-like heads seated facing each other and drinking through tubes from a common vessel. They are seated in a boat with high stem and prow, a reed plant (?) at the end of the boat and below objects like reed bundles.
11402	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis lazuli. Subject: A god wearing long dress with transverse folds, standing left holding a club (?) with water falling from his shoulders: on either side of him a group of 2 standing naked figures with horned crowns; each pair has 2 arms raised & crossing. 2 holding between them a staff? Poor thin cutting.
11403	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene: goddess seated rt. with crescent moon above: a god introduces a worshipper. Behind, a column of inscription erased. Commonplace work of IIIrd. Dynasty type.
11404	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Subject: 2 groups each composed of a man fighting a lion and a gazelle (?) respectively: the latter scene decayed. Carinated type.
11405	30-12-39	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. White shell. Presentation scene: Seated goddess: before her a female worshipper introduced by a goddess.
11410	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Subject: 2 men fighting a lion.
11415	30-12-48	(none)	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Grey steatite. (Found broken and in bad condition)
11416	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Limestone? Very poor work. [drawing]
11418	30-12-29	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Green Jasper. Two men fighting 2 lions, the latter heraldically crossed, and an inscription in 2 lines. Inscription: UrdGIS-BIL-ga-mes dub-sar sumu Urd KA-DI = Ur-Gilgames scribe, son of Ur-KA-DI. HC.1928/9-2.
11420	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Mottled and veined steatite. Subject: presentation scene- a god seated rt. and four standing figures.
11426	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene, 1 seated and 2 standing figures.
11428	30-12-51	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell much decayed.
11438	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Lapis. Presentation: a seated goddess, one attendant behind, and one worshipper standing in front of her.
11439B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal & pin. [A] Copper pin with plain tang head stem thickened & pierced near top. [B] To this was attached a cylinder seal of brown clay with a scene of 2 men fighting animals, roughly engraved.
11440A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A] Cylinder seal & [B] pin. Copper pin, slender: To which was attached (by a string) a cylinder seal of white shell, with scene of fighting animals; hopelessly decayed on one side.
11442	(none)	1929,1017.387	(none)	Cylinder Seal. Lapis. Presentation scene: seated goddess and two worshippers; also 2 columns of inscription. With this was a copper pin too decayed to keep: the seal was clearly fastened to the pin by a thread. Inscript: ZI-TAG, KA-SU-DU, =ZI-TAG, Libationer. HC.4.
11443	30-12-49	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. White shell, much decayed. Inscription apparently: Sagdudu. HC..5.
11447	(none)	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Slatey grey stone. Presentation scene: seated Nannar & 2 worshippers.
11448	30-12-22	(none)	(none)	Cylinder seal. Dark grey steatite. 2 winged animals, heraldically crossed.
11449	(none)	(none)	(none)	Stamp seal. Square with tubular handle, one corner anciently broken. Scene: a worshipper before Ningal.