The seal of Turam-ili, impressed on two sealings from Garšana, conclusively proves the identification of the figure of the worshiper in the presentation scene with the owner of the seal.
Analysis of all 32 cylinder seals impressed on the tablets of the "Turam-ili" archive now thought to come from the town of Irisagrig in the Ur III Kingdom
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Not only their in function Ancient Near Eastern daily life makes stamp and cylinder seals an important subject of study, but also their outstanding aesthetic beauty. The examples of stamp and cylinder seals catalogued and described in the... more
Not only their in function Ancient Near Eastern daily life makes stamp and cylinder seals an important subject of study, but also their outstanding aesthetic beauty. The examples of stamp and cylinder seals catalogued and described in the present volume are part of the ...
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Seal impressions on a group of clay tags preserve the names of three hitherto unknown kings of Malgium in the Early Old Babylonian Period (Shu-Kakka, Nabi-Enlil, and Shu-Amurru). The style of the inscriptions on these seals shows that... more
Seal impressions on a group of clay tags preserve the names of three hitherto unknown kings of Malgium in the Early Old Babylonian Period (Shu-Kakka, Nabi-Enlil, and Shu-Amurru). The style of the inscriptions on these seals shows that the Malgium kings continued the glyptic traditions of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
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Two clay tags of the early Old Babylonian period reveal some details about the royal court in the time of Gungunum and Abisare.
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An analysis of seals, how they were used, how they were designed, and what information they conveyed, during a period of about 45 years at the Sumerian city of Umma during the Ur III period (ca 2070-2025 BC), complete with a catalog of... more
An analysis of seals, how they were used, how they were designed, and what information they conveyed, during a period of about 45 years at the Sumerian city of Umma during the Ur III period (ca 2070-2025 BC), complete with a catalog of all those seals, with all I could say about it: drawing, dimension, description of the scene, and brief description of the contents of each tablet it was impressed on. 1770 seals are cataloged, and drawings are provided for 1440 seals, but not all are complete.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an unpublished manuscript that contains numerous errors that I was unable to flag. I am currently (2021) preparing a revised and expanded version that will render this one completely obsolete. If you wish to cite any anything in the catalog, either a seal or a tablet, I strongly recommend you check CUSAS 7. If the latter is not yet available, please email me (rudi mayr at gmail &c, add the obvious punctuation, remove the spaces) and I can give you a correct citation if necessary.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an unpublished manuscript that contains numerous errors that I was unable to flag. I am currently (2021) preparing a revised and expanded version that will render this one completely obsolete. If you wish to cite any anything in the catalog, either a seal or a tablet, I strongly recommend you check CUSAS 7. If the latter is not yet available, please email me (rudi mayr at gmail &c, add the obvious punctuation, remove the spaces) and I can give you a correct citation if necessary.