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)
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
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
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
8807 (none) (none) (none) Seal impression. On fragment of envelop? Mentioning Sin-e-ri-(baram)?
8804 (none) (none) B17217 Clay sealing?? Large clay fragment with elaborate design of spirals etc.
8792 (none) 1928,1009.19 (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. Two registers. Above: a banquet scene. Below: men and animals.
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]
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]
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.
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
847 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Gilgamesh and his friend killing their favorite winged gryphon. Fairly good work.
8426 (none) (none) (none) Brick stamp Baked clay Fragment
8410 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Limestone. White. Deeply cut - poor condition. Fighting men - fighting bulls.
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.
8228 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Gilgamesh between 2 lions and Eabani with a bull.
8202 (none) 1928,1009.44 (none) Cylinder seal. White shell. Much decayed and scarcely legible. Scene, Gilgamesh and lion, Eabani and bull.
8141 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Shell. White. Partly obliterated. At the base of the seal in high relief a lion, body in profile head and forelegs full face. Winged dragon? gazelle, and hero attacking bull. 2 bearded bulls rampant, crossed, with man's heads.
8131 (none) (none) (none) Sealing For Jar. Unbaked clay. Impression of string on the inside. Fragment. On the outside seal impression - rampant bull with bearded man's head and lion's head attacking the neck of a gazelle?
8119 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. 2 registers. Above: 2 seated deities in sheep skin skirts facing one another. One arm upraised. A standing figure between facing one of them. Beyond; the gate of a shrine? thus - [drawing]. Below: 3 seated deities wearing sheep skin skirts. 2 behind one another. A third opposite. Between them a palm? rising from a high bowl with a pedestal thus - [drawing]. One deity strikes it with a sword? the other holds a branch with his hand.
807 (none) (none) (none) Tablet. Complete. Obverse. Seal impress.
7920 (none) (none) B16900 Cylinder seal. Steatite. Scene of worship before Nannar. Enthronoed Nannar wearing horned headdress extends right hand to greet 2 standing gods also wearing horned headdress and with left arm upraised. Attributes: crescent moon and spear? with a shaped top.
7917 (none) (none) B16905 Flat seal. Hemispherical. Calcite. Greyish. Animal? design.
7916 (none) (none) B16906 Stamp flat seal. One side convex. Calcite. Greyish. Above a reclining beast, possibly a jackal? and below a second beast with big head.
7915 (none) 1928,1009.58 (none) Flat seal. Convex on one side. Hole perforated through top for attachment. Whorl design on flat side. Yellowish marble with red streaks.
7912 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Glazed. Originally green, bleached white. Winged dragon with long upright tail. Three snakes standing vertically. Two incised lines run round cylinder close to circumference at top and two similarly at bottom.

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