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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 9-1938, described as Steatite cylinder bead, engraved figures. [Handwritten on card: Condition - badly worn.] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ritual scene - Worshipper is lead by minor deity to enthroned deity holding an object in the hand. In the field between the two standing figures is a bird; between the two deities is a crescent. Horned serpent behind seated deity. Blank area, probably once containing an inscription behind the snake; Ur III] (See catalogue card for additional written information) [Handwritten on card: References - cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #768 (crowns - UrIII/Isin-Larsa); 669 (Akkadian?)]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1952, described as Cylindrical bead [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Cylinder chipped at edge. Cut style. Two griffins; star in field. Neo-Assyrian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1923, described as Suppliant goddess behind god with mace facing standing diety. In field, cross-shaped star and mongoose (?). Behind suppliant goddess remains of inscription now essentially erased. Condition: Chip on upper edge. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, p.772, 908.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1936, described as Steatite [Handwritten on card: black], cylinder bead, engraved figures. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: surface worn; slightly concave. Contest frieze. From left: Lion attacked by two nude heroes, bull grasped by nude hero. Jade and serpentine Ur III; References: Boehmer, von Rainer Michael. 1965. Die Entwicklung der Glyptik während der Akkad-Zeit. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter., Tafel 5. no. 47] [Handwritten on card: 2 nude heroes combatting lion; 1 nude hero combatting bull (?); concave shape to stone; stone cracking in several places, Akkadian style. References: cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #581, 602, 663, 671.]

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 9-1926, 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 9-1953, described as Cylindrical bead. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Cylinder seal. Cut style. Lion-griffin attacking horned animal. Star in the background. Neo-Assyrian. References: Porada, Edith. (ed) 1948. Corpus of ancient Near Eastern seals in North American collections, nos. 741 and 742]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1940, described as Steatite cylinder bead, engraved figures [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ur III, Cylinder seal, rather worn. Black serpentine. Ritual scene - worshipper being led by minor goddess toward enthroned goddess; crescent in field. Two columns of inscriptions: ta-ab-ti-tum Tabtitum dumu.mi i-Ku-nu-um daughter of Ikunum References: Porada, Edith. (ed) 1948. Corpus of ancient Near Eastern seals in North American collections, pls. XLIII, XLIV].

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1937, described as Steatite cylinder bead, engraved figures. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ur III, Rital scene; linear style; suppliant goddess behind figure who pours libation before seated deity (who has a highly stylized head. Three columns of inscription: ur!? - Kur - gal!? Urkugal (?) aga - us Ukus-official dumu lu! - sa6 son of Lusa] see catalogue card for additional handwritten information. References: for the peg-head (Old Babylonian) see Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #936; 952 (Isin-Larsa), 987 (for theme - Akkadian), 742, 743 (parallel for dress - Isin-Larsa).