Ancient Near Eastern Seals & Tablets

Bull walking

between 499 and 400 B.C.
brownish chalcedony
Morgan Seal 837

Captive led by warrior facing kneeling captive and enemy soldier

between 499 and 400 B.C.
carnelian
Morgan Seal 833

King standing on two crouching sphinxes and holding in each hand lion suspended by hind leg

between 550 B.C. and 450 B.C.
eyestone
Morgan Seal 824

Tiered rows of walking boars

between 499 and 400 B.C.
rock crystal
Morgan Seal 836

Foundation Figure of a Kneeling God Holding a Peg

Foundation Figure of a Kneeling God Holding a Peg

(ca. 2144–2124 B.C.)
AZ 145

Eye Stone Amulet

Eye Stone Amulet with a Dedication Inscription of King Nebuchadnezzar II in Akkadian

ca. 604–562 B.C.
MLC no. 2624

Eye Stone Amulet

Eye Stone Amulet with a Dedication Inscription of King Kurigalzu I in Sumerian

ca. early 14th century B.C.
MLC no. 2625

Stone Bowl With a Dedication Inscription in Sumerian

Stone Bowl With a Dedication Inscription in Sumerian

ca. 25th century B.C.
MLC no. 2630

Stone Foundation Tablet Sumerian

Stone Foundation Tablet Inscribed With the Name and Titles of King Ur-Namma in Sumerian

21st century B.C.
MLC no. 2629

Tablet Inscribed in Babylonian

Tablet Inscribed in Babylonian with a Ritual for the Observances of Eclipses

(ca. third-first century B.C.)
MLC 1872