PRELIMINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS DOCUMENTING THE CYLINDER AND STAMP SEALS AND SEAL IMPRESSIONS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE IRAQ MUSEUM BAGHDAD

 

Version 1: October 9, 2003 - 26 titles

 

The titles in this list include primarily those in which seals or seal impressions from the collections of the Iraq Museum are described, illustrated, and indexed. Most of the titles in this list are published in the journal Sumer - the archaeological journal of the State Organization of Antiquties and Heritage (and its predecessor organizations) of the Iraqi government [A full index of all articles in Sumer is in preparation here and nearly complete]. The remaining titles are also included in the larger Preliminary Bibliography Of Books Documenting The Contents Of The Iraq Museum, The National Library And Archives, And The MS Collection Of The Ministry Of Religious Endowments... Seals also appear in other kinds of publications - notably in Iraq Museum Exhibition Catalogues and Guides.

This bibliography is preliminary and internally inconsistent in a number of respects. We will be grateful for suggestions and advice.

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An index by museum number of the objects published in the titles in this list is provided in a separate document. That index includes 1302 published numbers. This reflects a slightly smaller number of objects because some are published in more than one place.

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Prepared at the Oriental Institute Research Archives in partnership with the Middle East Librarians Association Committee on Iraq Libraries

For further information, or to offer corrections or additions, contact:

oi-library@uchicago.edu

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1.  al-Gailani Werr, Lamia. “Akkadian Cylinder Seals in the Iraq Museum.” Sumer:  A Journal of Archaeology and History in Iraq 20 (1964): pages 053-056.

2.  ___. “Catalogue of the Cylinder Seals from Tell Suliemeh Himrin.” Sumer 38 (1982): pages 068-088.

3.  ___. “Old Babylonian Seal Impressions from Sippar [in arabic].” Sumer 41 (1985): pages 117.

4.  ___. “Old Babylonian Seal Impressions from Sippar.” Sumer 41 (1985): pages 073.

5.  ___, Editor. Old Babylonian cylinder seals from the Hamrin,  61 p., [49] p. of plates : ill. ; 30 cm. Edubba ; 2, London: Nabu, 1992.

6.  al-Gailani Werr, Lamia, and Walid al-Jadir. “Seal Impressions from Sippar.” Sumer 37 (1981): pages 129-144.

7.  al-Jadir, Walid. “Akkadian Seals and Seal Impressions from Sippar.” Sumer 45 (1988): pages 061-069.

8.  al-Nua'imi, Nahida A. F. “Cylinder Seals from Telul Khattab [in Arabic].” Sumer 41 (1985): pages 146-148.

9.  Basmachi, Faraj. “Cylinder Seals [in Arabic].” Sumer:  A Journal of Archaeology in Sumer 2, no. 2 (1946): pages 156-164.

10.  ___. “Two Stamp Seals.” Sumer:  A Journal of Archaeology in Iraq 13 (1957): page 058.

11.  ___. “Two Stamp Seals in the Iraq Museum Library [in Arabic].” Sumer:  A Journal of Archaeology in Iraq 13 (1957): pages 040-082.

12.  Basmahji, Faraj. al-Akhtam al-istiwaniyah fi al-Mathaf al-‘Iraqi : Uruk wa-Jamdat Nasr / Cylinder seals in the Iraq Museum : Uruk and Jemdet Nasr Period, 124, 7, v p. 34 leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm. Edubba ; 3, London: Manshurat Nabu / Nabu Pubications, 1994.

13.  Frankfort, Henri. Stratified cylinder seals from the Diyala region, xi, 78 p. 96 plates (incl. 4 maps, 3 fold.) 31 cm. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute publications, 72. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955.

14.  Hassan, Hayat Abid Ali. “A Study of a Stamp Seal from Babylon [in Arabic].” Sumer 41 (1985): pages 124-127.

15.  ___. “A Study of a Stamp Seal from Babylon.” Sumer 41 (1985): pages 080-081.

16.  Hussain, Mzahim M., and Raya M. Abdul Razzak. “Cylinder Seals from Nimrud [in Arabic].” Sumer 49 (1998): pages 166-191.

17.  Lebeau, Marc. “Notes sur les Sceaux at Empreintes de sceaux de Kheit Qasim.” Sumer 40 (1984): pages 115-118.

18.  Mallowan, Barbara. “Iconography of Assyrian Cylinder Seals.” Sumer 35 (1979): pages 305-313.

19.  Matousova-Rajmova, Maria. “Some Cylinder Seals from Dhibai and Harmal.” Sumer 31 (1975): pages 049-066.

20.  Matthews, Roger J. Cities, seals and writing : archaic impressions from Jemdet Nasr and Ur, 73 p., 29, 3 p. of plates : ill. ; 31 cm. Materialen zu den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen des Vorderen Orients, 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1993.

21.  Naqshabandi, Usamah Nasir, and Hayat Abd ‘Ali Huri. al-Akhtam al-Islamiyah fi al-Mathaf al-‘Iraqi, 88 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Baghdad: Wizarat al-I‘lam Mudiriyat al-Athar al-‘Ammah, 1974.

22.  Rashid, Subhi Anwar. Tarikh al-fann fi al-‘Iraq al-qadim, [Bayrut?]: 1969.

23.  Rashid, Subhi Anwar, and Hayat Abd ‘Ali Huri. al-Akhtam al-Akadiyah fi al-Mathaf al-‘Iraqi / The Akkadian seals of the Iraq Museum, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Baghdad: al-Jumhuriyah al-‘Iraqiyah, Wizarat al-Thaqafah wa-al-I‘lam, al-Mu’ssasah al-‘Ammah lil-Athar wa-al-Turath, 1983.

24.  Rumaidh, S. S., and R. M. Abdul-Razzaq. “The Seals from the Site of Shishin: The First Season.” Sumer Supplement 47 (1995): pages 001-010.

25.  Selman, S., and R. Muhsen. “Shisin Site's Seals [in Arabic].” Sumer 47 (1995): pages 014-020.

26.  Yussif, Hamid K. “Five Cylinder Seals from Eski-Musol [in Arabic].” Sumer 49 (1998): pages 192-196.