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)
8290 (none) (none) B16863 Cylinder seal. Shell. Pinkish. Slightly blackened by fire. Two registers. Subject indistinct. Above: A spread eagle. Below: A kneeling? man, and a snake? occupying the full length of the seal 2 winged dragons, crossed, and a rampant bull.
8410 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone. White. Deeply cut - poor condition. Fighting men - fighting bulls.
8426 (none) (none) (none) Brick stamp Baked clay Fragment
847 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and his friend killing their favorite winged gryphon. Fairly good work.
8473 (none) 1928,1009.471 (none) Terracotta head of female Upper right-hand side of head missing Hair falls down side of head in long tresses Pronounced chin, straight nose and slight ridge in middle of forehead Hellenistic style? [drawing] 1:1 sketch
8615 (none) (none) B16828 Cylinder seal. Lapis. 2 registers: above: three seated deities(?) with a worshipper in front of each. Below: door: 3 seated and 3 standing figures. Archaic style.
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]
8732 (none) (none) B17214 Model shrine? Baked clay. Shaped like a sentry box with a heavy convex back. Entrance has a rounded arch. Fixed onto the back of the recess a narrow strip of baked clay. Shrine has a high rounded top and rosettes decorate the face. Part of the top broken away. [drawing 1:1]
8792 (none) 1928,1009.19 (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Two registers. Above: a banquet scene. Below: men and animals.
8804 (none) (none) B17217 Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc.
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.
8926 (none) (none) B16888 Cylinder seal. Lapis Lazuli. 2 registers. Above: 1 seated and 2 standing figures. Below: men [illegible] animals
926 (none) (none) (none) Small fragments of a tag-label, 2 line inscription and a seal impression with 3 line inscription. An animal figure. See U 929
927 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragments. Showing portion of seal impression. A figure resembling the god Amurru behind a female deity. See U929
928 (none) (none) (none) Small fragment of tag-label. Same seal impression as U.926. See U929
929 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of small tag-label or stopper? Fragments of 2 line inscription on side: on top seal impression showing 2 large figures, one holding a dagger and a small figure between in attitude of surrender. See U.924.
944 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragment. With seal impression, traces of 1 line inscription and a single figure. Placed in IN/No. 8.
948 (none) (none) (none) Clay fragments with seal impressions, including that of Ibi-Sin, King of Ur. See U.598.

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