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Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1942, described as Seal-ring front. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: stamp seal, perforated horizontally. Motif: Two mongooses or monkeys crouching on either side of a plant. Serpentine, black with ochre band. Achaemenid. References: Porada, Edith. (ed) 1948. Corpus of ancient Near Eastern seals in North American collections, Washington D.C., nos. 840 & 841].

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 9-1928, 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 9-1946, described as Cylindrical bead. Ritual scene. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: From left: vertical line behind a seated figure holding flail (?) in right hand and left hand raised facing figure with clasped hand; star in field between two figures. To the right of these figures is a scene with seated diety holding a cup in right hand. Facing him is a worshipper pouring libations from a cup held in his right hand over an altar (?); his left hand is raised to his mouth. A crescent in field between these two figures. Lapis lazuli, Akkadian] Negative and positive impressions made by R.F. Heizer, Oct 1950, Photo and negative of positive impression, 15-14200, 13-2490.

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 9-1945, described as Cylindrical bead. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Chip at top. Contest freize. Hero clasping two antelopes being attacked by lions at either side. Plant (?) behind lions. Jasper, black with brown zones. Akkadian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16980, described as Cylinder seal; 4 columns of Sumarian inscription; large undecorated space (possibly the piece is incomplete). Contains the phrase "king of Ur...". Slightly worn. Small longitudinal hole. Bead (?). Carnelian; engraved. Iran (purchased). Votive (?). Porada, Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals, #295. L. 2.55 cm; Diam. 0.9 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1922, described as Cylindrical bead. Two lions with canine (?) heads flanking a boar. In flied winged sun disc above boar. Palm tree between the composite. (Catalogue card)

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