A process of decorating a surface by pushing another object into the surface, like a stamp or seal.  

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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)
8721 (none) 1928,1009.24 (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Highly polished. 2 rampant lions crossed and on either side a rampant gantelope. Between the antelopes a palm or corn [drawing]
8792 (none) 1928,1009.19 (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Two registers. Above: a banquet scene. Below: men and animals.
8807 (none) (none) (none) Seal impression. On fragment of envelop? Mentioning Sin-e-ri-(baram)?
8810B (none) 1948,0423.77, 1953,0411.106 (none) [A-H] Tablet. (A) Fragment of the list of year-dates of the dinasty of Larsa similar to the prism published by Thureaudengin; but some differences. The 6th and 7th years of Abisare are transposed. The 10th and 11th year are different and confirm T-D's conjecture, Lachronol---p.18, note 16. Also, fragments of 1st 2 lines and of end of 1st col. - not identified. (B) Fragment of religious text? (C) Frag. tablet containing impression of seal of servant of a king whose name ended in ? (Obvious bottom right corner) (D) Tablet complete case, with unusual inscription? (E) Fragment of large tablet. The rest small business documents, etc. (F) cf. U.8816F? (G andH) Do one of these belong with U.7705? (A) HC.60 (C) HC.61
8813A (none) (none) (none) Seal Impressions. (A) On a label (unmarked in match box) (B) On 4 fragments of envelope. (C) On fragment of tablet (Mentioning dSukal-an-na) (D) On fragment of Envelope Servant of Dungi
8813B (none) (none) (none) Seal Impressions. (A) On a label (unmarked in match box) (B) On 4 fragments of envelope. (C) On fragment of tablet (Mentioning dSukal-an-na) (D) On fragment of Envelope Servant of Dungi
8813C (none) (none) (none) Seal Impressions. (A) On a label (unmarked in match box) (B) On 4 fragments of envelope. (C) On fragment of tablet (Mentioning dSukal-an-na) (D) On fragment of Envelope Servant of Dungi
8813D (none) (none) (none) Seal Impressions. (A) On a label (unmarked in match box) (B) On 4 fragments of envelope. (C) On fragment of tablet (Mentioning dSukal-an-na) (D) On fragment of Envelope Servant of Dungi
8827A (none) (none) (none) [A-B]Two seal impressions. (2) The inscribed one is from near the surface. In a box not marked.
8833 (none) (none) (none) Seal impressions. In box, not marked.
(none) (none) (none) (none) unknown
9750 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal Dark green stone copper caps (one broken) Very finely engraved with religious scenes - god in shrine; god approaching a temple on a mountain, etc.
10129 (none) (none) (none) Seal Impression. Presentation Scene: Goddess enthroned holding cup? 1st figure approaching. 2nd figure approaching both hands raised high, or horned hat. Inscription illegible on both sides of clay lump. HC.>182
10130 (none) (none) (none) Seal Impression Presentation scene: goddess enthroned, in kaukanes: crescent. 1st figure approaching. 2nd. figure approaching both hands raised. Inscription Nin-tur dam gi-si dumu-sal la (.) a-la (.)-a. HC 175
10133 (none) (none) (none) Seal Impression This is from same seal as U.10605 HC 176
10302 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and Enkidu (horned, bull-footed deity with long pit-tail) back to back fighting a rampant bull and a rampant lion respectively; the latter graspes the lion by the tail. Between the 2 fighting animals a third - a rampant bull back turned towards first bull.
10444C (none) 1928,1010.834 (none) Gold Impressions from cylinder seals (3) Very thin gold foil which has been pressed into seals so as to take the engraving. Found near box.
10604 (none) (none) (none) Clay Sealing Fragment: about 6 signs visible,= ? not legible
10605 (none) (none) (none) Clay Sealing Stamped on both sides with cylinder about 0025 long: Horned & hoofed being erect held by erect lions to right and left. Inscription 5 signs at ends of lines cf. U.10 133.
10611 (none) (none) (none) [struck out: "Tablet"] Seal Impression Fishing scene (fragment) Men carrying 2 fishes; net. Was the net carried by two men, strung from a pole cf. Engraved Shell (Delagorbe Bab. Ass. Civ. Fig. 23)?
10632 (none) (none) (none) Clay Sealing Inscribed with numerals H.C. 304
10648 (none) (none) (none) Tablets etc These 10 inscribed fragments brought in at the end of the season not yet studied U.10639 calcite fragment U.10640 fragment of foundation tablet U.10641 fragment of inscribed bead. U.10642 fragment of text in writing like Assyrian U.10643-U.10647 fragments of account tablets U.10648 seal impression
10804D (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A. Few beads: lapis and carnelian. B. Copper pin with plain metal ball head, broken. C. [C and E] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. D. White shell cylinder seal much decayed: visible, a man with bird-like head and 2 fighting animals
10823C (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A. Necklace of gold and lapis lazuli double conoids and long carnelian facetted lentoids. B. [B and I] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. C. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal in 2 registers. Banquet scene. Above, four seated figures, 2 of whom are sucking from straws: below, shrine gate, a porter, 3 seated figures 2 of whom suck straws. The straws are placed in jars which stand upon a ring headed, others have perfect circles in place of a head. D. Silver pin with lapis ball head and gold leaf cap. Head broken from stem. Type V. E. Fluted silver beaker, sides compressed. F. Fragments of a silver ribbon head band. G. Rings forming a silver belt. H. Cockle shells containing paint. I. A Pair of large double lunate gold ear rings J. A gold ear ring in 2 1/2 coils
11036 47-29-444 (none) (none) Seal Impression. 1-fragment from Dub-lalmah archive. Seal of son of Ur-dingir-ra? Lugal Ka-gi-na. Present: scene showing only Patron (with both hands raised) and Client. HC..177

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