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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 9-16980, 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 9-5245, described as Cylinder seal: stone, seated goddess with demon behind with mother-Goddess introducing worshipper. Babylonian [Babylonian crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Ur III] [Handwritten on card: black chert, worn, 20.5 x 10 mm. Ritual scene: worshipper led by goddess to enthroned goddess. Bird (?) in field. Terminal: lion-griffin. Style: UrIII] [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Cylinder seal. Surface worn. 20.5 x 10.5 mm. Ritual scene: Worshipper led by minor deity toward enthroned deity. Lion griffin behind seated diety. In field: unidentified object between deities. Chert, black]

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 9-5214, 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 9-5235, described as Cylinder seal: long stratified limestone, triple register showing bull, ram, dog, gazelle, eagle. Babylonian. [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: calcite. At lower area caprid followed by a bovine; dog (?) above the bovine's back; a rapacious bird above the canine. To left between bird and canine, a grazing bovine. The silhoutted flat animal form suggests that this piece originated in a peripheral region. Prehistoric (archaic) period, provincial provenance, most probably southern Iran. Style similar to that found on cylinder seals of the archaic period from Susa. References: Jequier, G. "Cachets et cylindres archaiques" Memoires de la delegation archeologique en Iran, vol. 8, Paris, 1905, pl. 1. figure 20 - for stylization of bull's heads and horns (small bulls in fig. 20); figure 16 for stylization of canine's tail]

Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-5234, described as Cylinder seal: milky crystal, two bovines grazing, three other animals, bird, and a human in the field [all crossed out; handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: From left: Antithetical bulls on either side of plant; above each bull an unidentified animal with a long tail; above animal on the left, a motif consisting of three diamond shapes; above animal on right antelope couchant with head turned back. To the right a human figure with staff in the right hand, holding an object in the left hand; girdle around the waist with a dagger (?) suspended. Below the figure a stool. Above the figure a large bird, possibly a griffin vulture, with outstretched wings. References: Jequier, G. "Cachets et cylindres archaiques" Memoires de la delegation archeologique en Iran, vol. 8, Paris, 1905, pl. 1. figure 22 - for diamond motif; figure 55 - for stylization of the man] Babylonian [Handwritten on card by Yoko Tomabechi: Prehistoric (archaic) period, provincial provenance, most probably southern Iran. Style similar to that found on cylinder seals from the archaic period at Susa] [Handwritten on card: Alabaster? Style: ED III. Looks suspicious ......fake? Center: Two bovris face plant, each animal (dog?) standing on its back, small horned animal above right, three.....[pointed crossed out ] star (?) above and left. herdsman (?) with a stick in hand faces to left between backs of two bovris, bird above herdman - for bird see Frankfort, H. 1955. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, Oriental Institute Publications, 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, #293, see # 684 for animals around tree (Akkadian), #219 (Protoliterate or ED I,............) #33, #841, flower #32 - not number of petals but angularity, #882, a bird - not very like (EDI), #905, male figure, not very like; Porada, Edith. (ed) 1948. Corpus of ancient Near Eastern seals in North American collections, #97-102].

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]