cylinder seal (?); bead (?)

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cylinder seal(?); bead(?)

Object Type: cylinder seal (?); bead (?)
Museum number: 129493
Description: Semi-transparent red cornelian cylinder seal or a long convex bead (?); hollowed along axis; chipped at one end.
Production place: Made in: Asia
Materials: cornelian
Dimensions: Diameter: 0.375 inches (centre); Length: 7 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location: On display (G33/dc45b)
Condition: Fair; chipped at one end.
Associated names: Named in inscription: Ninurta; Named in inscription: Shulgi
Associated places: Named in inscription: Ur (historic - city); Named in inscription: South Iraq (or Akkad?)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
Funder name: With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF)
Acquisition date: 1945
Department: Middle East
BM/Big number: 129493
Registration number: 1945,1013.37
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Qc37 (110) (Southesk Collection Number)