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Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1928, described as cylinder, Ur III presentation scene inscribed with name, Billaya Cataloq card: Clay cylinder seal, Ur, 3rd Dynasty (ca. 2,000 B.C.). Ritual scene. Worshipper lead by minor deity towards an enthroned deity. In the field a scorpion between the 2 standing figures; a bird and crescent between the 2 dieties. Behind the seated deity an encasing containing a minor deity between two columns of inscription. A presentation scene. Seated god receives worshipper led into his presence by his patron diety. Another god (figure on far left) is inside his shrine. Transcription/Translation (see catalogue card for correct accents on translation): Bil - la - a - a Bilaya Nu - úr - ì- lí son of Nur - ili cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #766 (Isin Larsa), 782, 890 (Ur III/Isin Larsa)
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5236, described as Cylinder seal: long reddish gray limestone [long reddish gray limestone crossed out on card; handwritten on card: chert or jasper, ochre] with rampant animal between trees. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card: badly worn, rampant animal facing tree, flanked by trees. In field: star (?), lozenge. Style: trans Mid Assyrian to Neo - Assyrian. References: Buchanan, Briggs. 1966. Catalogue of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in the Ashmolean Museum I. Cylinder Seals. Oxford: Clarendon P., #572] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Middle Assyrian. Cylinder seal. Well worn. From left: an animal standing on its hind legs with its head turned back; a rapacious bird with outstretched wings in vertical position; a tree. In field: a star and lozenge ]
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1926, described as Fragment of cylindrical bead of diabase. Old Babylonian. Figure of a worshipper behind a partially preserved figure (part of head, body and entire arm). In field pot above ball staff. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #952 (Isin-Larsa) For long pole like object in the field: cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #781, 939, 905 - a "libra", p.41e
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5214, described as Cylinder seal: mottled gray stone [mottled gray stone - crossed out on card; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: impure limestone], lions attacking horned animals, one human, Babylonian. Photo: 13-5579-80 [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: contest frieze. Nude hero attacking an animal which is assailing another animal engaged in combat with one of two overlapped lions. The second lion is attacking a third animal. Unfinished scorpion in field by man's right shoulder] [Handwritten on card: impure limestone, stained. Worn, chipped at edges. Nude hero attacks animals which assails animal attacked by one of two crossed lions. Second lion attacks animals. Leaf (?) and looped rope (snake?) behind hero; Style: ED III. References: Frankfort, H. 1939. Cylinder seals. A documentary Essay on the Art and Religion of the Ancient Near East. London: Macmillan and Co., pl. XII.C - animals (note parallel - fake or copy?), XII.A - male figure, XV.G - plant]
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5233, described as Cylinder seal: very small. Three horizontal lines with slant at intervals. [slant at intervals crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: bearing slanting parallel lines]. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Serpentine, Jemdet Nasr]
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5240, described as Cylinder seal: long stone with horizontal wavy line pattern. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 29 x12 mm. Five parallel undulating lines]
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16972, described as Cylinder seal; standing goat and kneeling man in Right profile on opposite sides of a tree; goat has drilled eyes. Vertical panel with diagonal lines reaches from single incised lines around top and bottom of cylinder. Longitudinal drill hole. Use of drill shows Mitanni influence. Middle Elamite, second half o 2nd millennium BC. Length 1.8 cm; diameter 0.85 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1924, described as Seal with inscription. Cylindrical bead. Old Babylonian. From left: god with mace, suppliant goddess and worshipper all facing deity in ascending posture who holds a saw in his hand. In field a crescent between deity and worshipper. One line inscription between the dieties. Inscription: d nin.subur Nin-subur. Condition: Excellent cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #939 (Late Larsa, Old Babylonian), 941 (Old Babylonian).
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5248, described as Cylinder seal: small greenish crystal, with fishes (?) in three registers. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Condition - One chip at edge, worn. 22 x 13 mm. Three rows of short lines. Limestone. Jemdet Nasr]
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16975, described as Cylinder seal; running horned animals; long longitudinal hole. Smaller multi-legged animals floating in the field. Fish and possibly frogs. Glazed ceramic. Jemdet Nasr to Early Dynastic I. Includes modern cast impression. See Wiseman, Catalog of Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals in the British Museum, Plate 13d with a similar fish and Frankfort ...Cylinder Seals from the Diyala, #207 and #563.

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