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)
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.
2628	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay label. Time of Gunguru [inscription transcribed]. 20 ( ) of common cloth. 2 garment cut (us-bar). Hole pierced through to attach on bundle. [drawing]
13809	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay object. Hatched with finely ruled lines.
14113	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay object. Jar sealing?
11641	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Seal Impression. (With bitumen?) (impressed) showing seated god. cf. 11601
12501	(none)	1935,0113.632	(none)	Clay seal impression. 1)Naked warrior and god? Incription: ^dutu. 2) Lower half of another (?) figure. HC1809
18253	33-35-189	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Archaic. Broken and incomplete. A naked man fighting, two heraldically crossed animals: a crouched bull and a seated goddess.
18289	33-35-259	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. From a cylinder. Standing figure of worshipper, with shaven head and long dress.
11681	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay seal Impression. Geometrical design (clay mixed with bitumen?)
18310	33-35-260	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. In a rectangular frame a guilloche, the strands made up of 3 narrow bands at one end, remains of an animal scene.
18311	33-35-261	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Long strip of clay on which a very fair impression. A standing figure (?): before him a small figure fallen backwards (?): behind him two dwarflike figure in violent action (?) = above a guilloche: beyond them, two rampant beasts heraldically crossed (?)
18325	33-35-262	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Men and animals fighting. [Note on back of card reads Check in Catalog of Vol. IV, was there, but has been removed. The note is signed [illegible], and dated 1936.]
7714	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Pyramidal lump containing part of same impression on each face. A servant of Dimtabba? HC.14.
7700	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay seal impression. Roughly cube-shaped lump with beginning of same inscription on each face. cf. U.6360, doubtless seal of son of present Sinikisan who had same name as his grandfather Ilusu-ibisa. Date = Hammurabi. HC.3
11680	31-16-630	(none)	(none)	Clay Seal Impressions on lamp or tablet. with geometrical design spread eagle, star, sun? (like sign UD) angular man(?) carrying pot, and other things.
10604	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing Fragment: about 6 signs visible,= ? not legible
10632	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing Inscribed with numerals H.C. 304
10605	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay Sealing Stamped on both sides with cylinder about 0025 long: Horned & hoofed being erect held by erect lions to right and left. Inscription 5 signs at ends of lines cf. U.10 133.
18275	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing from a basket or panel: string marks underneath. The clay has been roughly squeezed together on the strings and then incised on two sides. [drawing 1:1]
12502	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay sealing with impression from large cylinder: man in punt, animal (in punt?) and other animals.
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.
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.