Steatite
This rock is usually white to grey in color and very soft. It is usually used in statues and inlaid designs.
This rock is usually white to grey in color and very soft. It is usually used in statues and inlaid designs.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7021 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Inscribed: Gilgamesh and Enkidu attacking rampant lion. One pulls the lion by the tail from behind, the other stabs with the sword in front. Scorpion. Inscription: Lud Nin-shubur. About BC 2100. Text: E-hursag(12). B. |
| 7026 | (none) | 1927,0527.190 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Fragmentary. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting winged dragon. 2100 BC Text: E-hursag (12) |
| 7027 | (none) | (none) | B16301 | Seal. White steatite. Round. Hole perforated horizontally through hemispherical sides. Flat on one side, hemispherical on the other. Hemispherical side has 3 grooves 0002 wide in all bisecting it and concentric circles decoration, 4 in all, 2 on either side of the bisecting line. On flat side in middle enthroned Nannar both hands supporting a post with a crescent moon which is also supported by a bull-man. Behind the throne a similar bull-man also supporting a crescent moon on a post, and below the throne a bull with high horns, crescent shaped. Bull-men (Eabani) are ithyphallic. Hair on legs of Eabani. E. Before 3000 BC. |
| 7067 | (none) | 1927,0527.141 | (none) | Bull. Pendant. Pink steatite. E. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7117 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Blue grey. Scene of worship. Introduction of votary to Marduk? who hold a lance. Attributes: lance. 1st Bab. Dyn. B. |
| 7119 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pink steatite. Unpierced: Babaa damkar, son of Buzua. IIIrd Dyn. of Larsa. B. |
| 7121 | (none) | (none) | B16289 | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Palm branch between 2 worshippers, who hold hand upraised. Attributes: Crescent moon, Rampant Lion. 2400 BC. E. | |
| 7122 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. 2 worshippers and palm branch rising out of vase. Inscribed. 2300 BC. B. |
| 7129 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 registers. Spread eagle, vase with palm branch and worshippers on either side. Before 3000 BC. E. |
| 7500 | (none) | 1928,1009.431 | (none) | Stone vase. Fragment. Blue steatite. Carved in low relief. On left, portion of man's left arm and waist and on right, a beast with head bent downwards, one horn complete one fragmentary. Above, fragment of a scorpion? Possibly a portion of fragmentary vase of similar material in low relief U.231 found in 1925 dedicated by Rimush of Agade c.2650 BC. [drawing 1:1] BM could not trace this object in May 1935. (proper to Vol. VII) |
| 7525 | (none) | (none) | B16901 | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. 3 figures obliterated. Presentation scene before seated god bearing staff in left hand. IIIrd Dyn. of Ur. [drawing of scene] | |
| 7554 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed Unpierced. Unfinished. Ur Ama(?) ^dBa-u; dumu Arad-^dNannar(? written SES.) Outline of 1 figure only. |
| 7556 | (none) | (none) | B16886, B16886 | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed: practically illegible? Scene of worship: Minor deity introducing worshipper to Nannar before whom stands the crescent moon on a staff. | |
| 7561 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. 4 figures, roughly carved. Marduk? and lightening. Gazelle below 2 posts. |
| 7568 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Worshipper before seated Nannar. |
| 7589 | (none) | 1927,0109.29 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Scene of worship. Standing god with left arm upraised, above a star? below a snake? Hero in short dress falling only to knees advances to meet major god. Behind the advancing figure a second figure carrying in the right hand a bird and in the left a fish. |
| 7590 | (none) | (none) | B16762 | Boar? Miniature. Steatite. Black. End missing. Head naturalistic, body peg shaped, flattened base with incisions in form of a + and x. Body divided into 3 distinctive sections, middle section having rounded base. 2 round cavities for eyes. 3 similar cavities on one side of body, 2 on the other and 3 on base. [drawing 1:1] |
| 7597 | (none) | 1928,1009.52 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed but obliterated. On left and right 2 naked attendants: between standing figure of (Nannar?) clothed in flounced kaunakes skirt and holding outstretched hand to a small naked figure. Attributes: crescent moon. |
| 7607 | (none) | 1928,1009.30 | (none) | Cylinder seal. hematite. Black. Two gazelles rampant heads turned backward to face rampant lion? with feathered neck viz [drawing] and beaked head. Between the gazelles a palm tree. Sargonid? |
| 7625 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed. Scene of worship. Shaven and shorn votary presented to enthroned Shamash who holds a pot in his left hand. Introducing goddess wears high headdress and flounced kaunakes skirt. Attributes: sun, crescent moon. Inscription: Ur-Su-bu-la; dumu I-me-x; wared Ud-KA-BAR-KU. |
| 7626 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene. Nannar enthroned, left arm upraised to greet votary who holds right arm upwards. Behind the votary a palm three which an erect figure apparently grasps in his right hand. This figure wears a long flowing garment. Nannar has a crescent shaped headdress. Attributes: crescent moon. |
| 7627 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Obliterated. Gates of the underworld? Porter? Divinity with lentoid shaped headdress; 12 stars and crescent moon. |
| 7628 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Font from which rises a palm? On either side a snake? and beyond a hero attacking rampant lion with a sword. Possibly the curved markings at the side of the altar may represent not snakes but handles or running water? [drawing] cf. U.7640 |
| 7630 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Blue steatite. Two registers. Top: 7 figures clothed in short tunics reaching only to the knees approaching standing deity. All wear feathered? headdress. Bottom: male figure running, pursued? by animals amongst which are cows?? |
| 7631 | (none) | 1928,1009.50 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Figure approaching enthroned Nannar. Behind the approaching figure a small grotesque being delineated by straight lines and beyond this a spear fixed vertically into the ground, point upwards. Behind Nannar a standing deity? |
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