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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 9-1928, 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 9-16980, 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 9-16978, described as Cylinder seal; striding figure, possibly a man drinking from a pot through a long straw; walking animal, possibly a goat; a plant, possibly potted and possibly an animal head in upper field. Longitudinal drill hole is large. Heavily worn. Carved jet. Includes modern cast impression. Length 2.6 cm. Diameter 1.1 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16979, described as Cylinder seal; standing figure, possibly a man, with flat crown and pointed beard; long skirt with vertical draping. Faint lines on rest of seal; large drill hole; heavily worn. Man is holding oval item in hand. Red and black stone, possibly jasper. Possibly Achaeminid period. Length 2.3 cm; diameter 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 9-5242, 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]

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