Seal Impression

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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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
30682	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
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]
391	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment. Probably of jar-sealing, with seal impressions showing crosses, animals, etc. Found TTB26 see U381
573	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of jar sealing with a single seal impressed 3 times.
574	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment. Seal impression showing figure of worshipper being introduced and four line inscription "Azag-Nannar, the scribe, the secretary, son of Nannar-du-ul-a..., priest of Nannar."
575	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment (jar sealing?) With two seal impressions. One shows 5 line inscription the other 4 lines, broken.
576	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment. Seal impression with three-line inscription, standing figures either side. Seal of RU(?)-AB-KI-A-RA-? Son of Ibi-Sin, servant of AN-AN(MAR-TU). Duplicate of U.582.
577	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of jar or bottle sealing. Seal-impression showing portions of 4-line inscription.
578	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of Jar sealing. Stamped with a round seal, sowing winged composite figure.
579	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with seal impression. Showing misproportioned standing figure, and the legs of another figure advancing towards him.
580	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with seal impression. Showing a figure resembling Amurru and a standing figure behind.
581	(none)	1935,0113.746	(none)	Clay fragment with seal impression. Standing divine figure with 3 line inscription Seal of -AB-BA son of EN-NA... priest of Nannar.
582	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with seal impression showing portions of 3 line inscription, duplicate of U.576 and another impression with standing figure + 2 lines of a broken inscription.
583	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with seal impression showing part of a divine figure with left arm raised, right arm perhaps hanging down right side.
584	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with two impressions of a seal. Showing from left to right a goddess with both arms held up in adoration, and a figure like that of Amurru.
591	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of clay with two seal impressions. The upper shows a kneeling figure striking a standing opponent, behind another kneeling figure with a bow and a standing figure in the background. The impression below has the head and headdress of one figure and the headdress of another, ordinary Sumerian type.
594	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. 3 line inscription and suppliant figure from introduction scene, also traces signs. Probably jar-sealing.
595	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Shows lower portion of divine figure seated on a stool and a standing figure in front.
598	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay fragment with two impressions of a seal with 8 lines of inscription, on left seated figure of a divinity, on right standing figure of a worshipper. See U.997-U.999. Placed in IN/No. 8.
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.
6343A	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
6343B	(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)
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.