This category includes seals that are cylindrical in shape. These are made from various materials, and have various scenes carved into them.  They are rolled onto a mud or clay object to created an impression. 

Objects: Cylinder Seals Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
2649 (none) (none) (none) Seal cylinder. Fragment. Soapstone. Scene: Two standing worshippers with one hand up. Behind them in the field the emblem of Nergal: a weapon formed of two curved blades on either side of central club - lion's heads at the end of each blade. [drawing]
2661 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. grey limestone. Rampant lion attacked by two figures of Gilgamesh. About BC 2600-2300. [drawing]
2683 (none) 1927,1003.201 (none) Seal cylinder. Carnelian. Time of Assyr influence about BC 700. [drawing]
2684 (none) (none) (none) Seal cylinder. Weather worn. Soapstone. [drawing]
2714 (none) 1927,1003.205 (none) Seal cylinder. Rock crystal. Broken. Unusual scene. About BC 2300. [drawing]
2726 (none) 1927,1003.195 (none) Seal cylinder. Soapstone. About BC2100 [drawing]
2727 (none) (none) (none) Seal cylinder. Broken. Weather worn. Volcanic ashes. Basalt? [drawing]
2754 (none) 1927,1003.194 (none) Seal cylinder. White marble. About BC 2800. Inscription: Da-da-mu = D? dumu Gu-za-na? son of G? [drawing]
2757 (none) 1927,1003.9 (none) Clay cylindrical column of Sin-balatsuigbi. Copy of inscriptions of Bur-Sin recording the foundation of 3 statues Ivth column in Semitic: Copy of bricks from? Ur work of Bur-Sin king of Ur, (which) when searching for the plan lines of Egish-shirgal, Sinbalatsuigbi, vice regent of Ur (has found). Nabushumiddina son of Idin-an-ni-u. priest (kal-lu) of Sin, for inspection has singled and inscribed. On the top: (In front) of the shrine of Enlil. H.C. (A15, p384)
2765 (none) 1927,1003.198 (none) Seal cylinder. Dark (basalt) stone. 3rd Ur Dynasty. [drawing 1:1]
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]
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]

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