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)
11688	31-16-606	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. From large cylinder (concave) numerous fleeing gazelles (??) mingled with vases.
11689	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing. Presentation scene (?) (2 figures approaching a third. The 3rd. looks human: carries a weapon like the sign RU) illegible? inscription.
11690	(none)	1928,1010.831, 19281010.83	(none)	Seal Impression. Bull (?)-Man embracing gazelle? Bird (small) holding the gazelle? Horned ? -man holding the bird. In front of Horned (?) man Scorpion, behind him, serpent. Illegible? fragment of Inscription.
12501	(none)	1935,0113.632	(none)	Clay seal impression. 1)Naked warrior and god? Incription: ^dutu. 2) Lower half of another (?) figure. HC1809
12502	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with impression from large cylinder: man in punt, animal (in punt?) and other animals.
12539	(none)	1935,0113.633	(none)	Seal impression. Animal.
12542A	(none)	1935,0113.635	(none)	[A-T] Box of miscellaneous clay objects from the stratum (cf as U.12505) and some lumps of tablet clay with traces of archaic signs destroyed.
12543A	(none)	1935,0113.778	(none)	[A-B] 2 clay jar sealings. Roughly conical with leaf pattern.
12544	(none)	1928,1010.827	(none)	Seal impression. Line of dancers (?). Naked.
12545	31-16-648	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Serpant.
12546	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Animals.
12547A	31-16-635	(none)	(none)	[A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar
12547B	31-16-637	(none)	(none)	[A] Seal impression. Animals (?) including a scorpion and [B] another sealing similar
12548A	(none)	1935,0113.636	(none)	Seal impression. 2 similar clay sealings geometrical pattern [A-B].
12548B	(none)	1935,0113.637	(none)	Seal impression. 2 similar clay sealings geometrical pattern [A-B].
12549	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression ? Man carrying gazelle.
12550	(none)	1928,1010.826	(none)	Seal impression. From large cylinder. Man, beast, and rosette.
12551	(none)	(none)	(none)	Seal impression. Animals.
12552	(none)	1935,0113.638	(none)	Seal impression. Man fighting beasts?
12553	(none)	1928,1010.829	(none)	Seal impression. Pattern of beasts and stars?
12554	(none)	1935,0113.639	(none)	Seal impression.
12555	(none)	1935,0113.640	(none)	Seal impression.
12556	(none)	1935,0113.641	(none)	Seal impression.
12771M	(none)	1928,1010.719	(none)	Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].
12771N	31-17-319D	(none)	(none)	Objects. (A) Miniature white calcite bowl (the rim chipped) thus [reference to drawing] [Type RC12]. [drawing 1:1] (B) Shallow bowl of basic diorite (?). (C) Fragment of stone bowl (?) re-used and pierced with 3 holes: basic diorite (?). [drawing] (D) Miniature square box roughly made from light drab clay. (E) Miniature clay bowl. (F) Miniature goblet in light drab clay thus [reference to drawing]. [drawing 1:2] (G) Wheelmade pot of pinkish clay with pin-hole orifice at neck (neck broken off). [drawing] (H) Clay bead (?) or handle (?) rough cylinder longitudinally pierced. [U.12771I not assigned] (J) Oval pebble burnisher. Thin and flat. (K) Flint chip. (L) Flint saw. (M) Part of clay jar-sealing with indistinct traces of relief. (N) Clay jar sealing with rows of animals. [drawing 1:1] (O) Flint hoe (?) of T.O. type [Tel Obaid].