Seal Impression
This category includes clay objects on which seal impressions were made.
This category includes clay objects on which seal impressions were made. Many of these were found in PG (the SIS layers). Some of them have impressions of what they were sealing on the opposite side: vessels or the knots used to lock doors.
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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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![]() | 3226 | (none) | 1927,1003.57 | (none) | Seal impression on clay. Neo-Babylonian. [drawing] |
![]() | 3255 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression on fragment of black clay sealing. Early Sumerian. Before BC 3000. [drawing] |
![]() | 6342 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin God of his land mighty king of Ur King of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] To Ur-nigin-gar the archivist (ga-dub-ba) son of Ar-shi-ih his servant it (the seal) has been presented. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated Sin. H.C. |
![]() | 6343 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: God of the land mighty king of Ur king of the 4 regions of the world. [Second column of text on card] Da-da pateris of Nippur Scon of Ur(-sag...) patersi of Nippur thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Presentation to seated moon-god. H.C. |
![]() | 6344 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. Royal seal. [First column of text on card] dIbi ilSin: mighty king of Ur [Second column of text on card] king of the 4 regions of the world. Azag dNannar scribe thy servant. [the following is below both columns on the card] Worshipping the moon god. H.C. |
![]() | 6360 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression on a clay sealing. Time of Samsuiluna. . ilgimil-i-( su), the archive keeper, anointer of the apsu of Nannar, son of Sin-iqisham, servant of Samsuiluna. [Annotated] (Add to catalogue Vol VII) [Crossed out] [Annotated] Ur Royal Inscr. No. 149. Cf. Royal Insc. 304. [Annotated] H.C. |
![]() | 6367 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing. Sealed with 4 cylinder seals of Samsuiluna's servants. 10) Seal of Ilishu-ibishu cf. U.6360; 20) Ahu-shunu son of Imdi-Enlil, servant of Samsuiluna; 30) ( )wa-ti-bu(um), archive keeper of Nannar son of Ilukashu the diviner, servant of Samauiluna.; 40)Illegible.; H.C. |
![]() | 6704 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay label with seal impression. Nannar-shagga, scribe, sone of Nannar-azag-ab(?), annointer of the apsu of Nannar, servant of dDim-tabba Cf. U.6300. |
![]() | 6705 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Black clay sealing. With 2 seal impressions. 10) Iluka ilu ( ), son of Lala( ), servant of Hammura(pi). ; 20) ( ), son of Ha-li-ne, servant of Hammura(pi). H.C. |
![]() | 6720 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay label with seal impressions. 10) dLi-bi-it-ishtar, mighty king, king of Ur, Ur ( ), scribe, son of Lu dNinni, thy servant. 20) Bashailishu, scribe, son of Enlil-nadin H.C. |
![]() | 6721 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay bulla with seal impression. Neo-Babylonian cone seal printed 5 times. Represents, the Persian lance bearer standing up - About BC 450. |
![]() | 6732 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. Servant of Ibi-Sin ([transcribed symbol here]) son of Ahua, patesi of Pushki. H.C. |
![]() | 6733 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. Servant of Ibi-Sin dNannar-lu-dug, scribe, son of Lu-dingirra is they servant. |
6734 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Seal impression on a clay sealing. (Dated from Ibi-Sin, king of Ur?) Lugalnamtarri, scribe, son of Digurum | |
![]() | 6748A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne. |
![]() | 6748B | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne. |
![]() | 6748C | (none) | 1948,0423.440 | (none) | Fragment of seal impressions. (A) Bur-Sin etc. Ur azag-nun-na, minister, son of Arad-dani, judge, thy servant. (B) Same Seal used with Alteration of the royal name into Gimil-Sin the. worshiper introduced to seated Moon God- A lion "Passant" on the side of the throne. |
![]() | 6749 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Ea with streams of waters and overflowing pods below his throne. Didaba sealing on ears of corn. IIIrd Ur Dynasty. |
![]() | 6950 | (none) | 1948,0423.429 | (none) | Seal impression on clay from tablet envelope III Ur Dynasty. Worshipper introduced to sealed goddess Ishtar-Ninni. Small lion below her throne. Kneeling Gilgamesh with spouting vase Nu-ili, scribe, nu[ ]. |
![]() | 6952 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with impression. God Martu with club in hand. Larsa Dynasty. |
![]() | 6960 | 47-29-075 | (none) | (none) | Clay sealing with seal impression. dGimil dSin, mighty king of Ur, king of the 4 regions of the world - Igianna-ge-zu the minister, son of Araddani the judge, is thy servant. H.C. |
![]() | 6961 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of clay envelope with seal impression. Lud Nannar, shabu, arm of Igi-an-na-ge-zu Gimil dBabbar, libator, (is) thy servant. H.C. |
![]() | 7014A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
![]() | 7015A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
![]() | 7016A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
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