Cylinder Seals
This category includes seals that are cylindrical in shape.
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.
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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) |
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16179 | 31-43-28 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Green steatite. Presentation scene: enthroned god and two standing figures. | |
16180 | 31-43-3 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Pink marble. Two rows of deeply incised circles. | |
16262 | 31-43-37 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Dark steatite. Presentation scene with standing god and three other figures. | |
16546 | 31-43-36 | (none) | (none) | Steatite cylinder seal. Ur-gar(?). HC.30/II, 2. | |
16547 | 31-43-51 | (none) | (none) | Limestone cylinder seal Nin-es(?)-ba-na, Son of ... H.C. 30/II, 3. | |
16554 | 31-43-34, 31-43-34 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal, steatite. Ur-Ki(?)-dur(?)-sag(?) servant of... H.C. 30/II, 10 | |
16555 | 31-43-20, 31-43-20 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal, white calcite. Ga-ad-i(?)-li(?)-a, daughter of Ah(?)-na-nu-um H.C. 30/II, 11 | |
![]() | 16559A | (none) | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. |
16559B | 31-43-56 | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. | |
16559C | 31-43-57 | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. | |
16559D | 31-43-58 | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. | |
16559E | 31-43-55 | (none) | (none) | [A-D] 4 steatite cylinder seals; [E] 1 Shell cylinder seal. Inscriptions illegible. | |
16599 | 31-43-21 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Steatite. (Not pierced) Gimil- ^dNin-gis-si(d) , dumu ^dLugal-gu-ni-da. | |
16609 | 31-43-35 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Presentation scene before seated god. Behind throne a (shrine door)? depicted like a ladder with 6 rungs. | |
16612 | 31-43-53 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. Presentation scene. 3 standing deities. Crescent moon and Palm. | |
16620 | 31-43-13 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. White limestone. Part of design obliterated. Presentation scene - originally 4 standing figures (3) only remain) before an enthroned god. Last figure carries a lamp(?). Crescent Moon. | |
16623 | 31-43-64 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Unfinished. Unpierced. 2 standing figures. Crude cutting. | |
16656 | 31-43-62 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal, carnelian. 2 bird-like beasts and star. | |
16677 | 31-43-24 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Grey marble? Presentation scene: 2 standing figures before a seated god. | |
16704 | 31-43-42 | (none) | (none) | Fragment. Cylinder seal. hematite. Presentation scene; Standing god and 2 standing figures approaching. Crescent moon and star. | |
16709 | 31-43-44 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Black hematite. Nude female standing; god in long skirt, right foot tree and poised on a low stool, raises hand in greeting to a standing warrior who is clad in a short tunic. | |
16743 | 31-43-46 | (none) | (none) | Quartz cylinder. Unengraved. Unpierced. cf. U. 16606. [drawing 1:1] | |
16749 | 31-43-19 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Baked clay. 2 crescents on poles and an X. Rough work. | |
![]() | 16794 | 31-43-59 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder Glazed Frit Type same as U.16.606. |
16820A | 31-43-31 | (none) | (none) | [A-C] 3 steatite cylinder seals. (A) Illegible, save for first sign. (B) Adad ; (C) Awel-ilim (wrt LU.DINGIR.BA), Son of Ur-Dam-bur(?). |
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