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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 9-1926, 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 9-1923, 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 9-5242, described as Cylinder seal: crystal presentation scene, inscription erased before burial. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 30 x 16 mm. Worn. Starting from left: suppliant goddess behind worshipper holding an animal (goat?) in front of a deity with one foot forward. Remains of encasing which probably contained an inscription. Chalcedony. Old Babylonian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5247, described as Cylinder seal: hematite [hematite crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: jasper or chert, brownish black ], inscribed Shamash and Ai, three full and one half figures with moon, wedge and bee in field. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Old Babylonian. 19.5 x 12 mm. From left to right: Standing figure; nude female dwarf; suppliant figure facing diety with mace (?). In field sun and crescent over nude female; spade Marduk in front of god; "v" shaped symbol over hand of suppliant figure. Inscription: d samas d A-a Samas Aja]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5246, described as Cylinder seal: small black stone, inscribed, two figures with tree between. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 1.9 x 0.7 mm. Worn surface. Confronted supplicant deities flank potted tree (?). Inscription: DI.NA.NA PN...... dam [da? - x] .......... Serpentine, greenish black. Ur III (per Professor Richard Zettler, University of Chicago). References: von der Osten, Hans Henning. 1934. Ancient oriental seals in the collection of Mr. Edward T. Newell. Chicago, Ill: The University of Chicago press., #160 - dates seal archaic or Sumerian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5244, described as Cylinder seal: hematite, three full and one half figure, bear, fish, bar and (?) in field. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: 16 x 7 mm. Condition: Loss along side of seal 10 x 5 mm; chip on lower edge. From left: Personage behind standing diety (now partially lost), facing diety is worshipper and deity; ball staff in front of worshipper; staff with animal head behind deity. Fine-grained stone, grayish-black. Old Babylonian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1956, described as Cylindrical bead [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Obsidian. Chipped at edges. God with mace facing suppliant goddess. Bow-legged dwarf under crook. Stylized tree (?) with three branches. Old Babylonian]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-1925, described as Cylindrical bead. Old Babylonian. 23 x 10.5 cm (2 different measurements on card, see below). Supplicant goddess facing left and part of a supplicant goddess facing left; blank space between with no trace of inscription. Condition: One half lost vertically. cf. Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, #712, (Isin-Larsa) #908, 917 (Old Babylonian).