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Prof Wilfred George Lambert

Also known as: Prof Wilfred George Lambert; primary name: Lambert, Wilfred George
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; collector; English; Male
Life dates: 26 February 1926-9 November 2011
Biography: Academic; born and brought up in Birmingham where he went to King Edward's School; he went to Christ's College Cambridge and held various teaching and lecturing posts, including the University of Toronto (1955-59) and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (1959-64), before taking up a lectureship at the University of Birmingham in 1964 where he later became Professor of Assyriology (1970-1993). He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1971. He was a Christadelphian and conscientious objector during the Second World War and in later years edited one of his church's quarterly publications. He also developed a large personal collection of Mesopotamian and other seals which he bequeathed to the British Museum after having already donated a small number of ancient bronzes to the British Museum in 1993 and 1994. In 2000 he was the recipient of a festschrift entitled 'Wisdom, Gods and Literature: Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W. G. Lambert', edited by A.R. George and I.L. Finkel (q.v.) (Winona Lake: Indiana: Eisenbrauns 2000).
Bibliography: Obituaries include: 'Birmingham Post', 1 December 2011; 'The Daily Telegraph', 11 January 2012.

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1469 |
Production place: Made in:Middle East

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1966 |
Cultures/periods: x14269 Mitannian |
Production place: Made in:IraqMade in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1863 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2070 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1994 |
Cultures/periods: x14269 Mitannian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1940 |
Cultures/periods: x14241 Middle Assyrian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1794 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2492 |
Cultures/periods: Jemdet NasrMiddle Elamite |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1491 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1930 |
Production date: 1200BC-1000BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1889 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1687 |
Cultures/periods: x14369 Old Assyrian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2455 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1861 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1476 |
Production date: 2200BC-2000BC |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1879 |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2491

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2836

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1954

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1658 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1667 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1695 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1681 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1615 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1640 |
Cultures/periods: Third Dynasty of UrOld Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1591 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1899 |
Cultures/periods: Old BabylonianKassite |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1708 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1611 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

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Museum number: 2013,6001.1594 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1592 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1586 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1655 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1312 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1319 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2390 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1301 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1528 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2840

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1641 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1880 |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1772 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1265 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2167 |
Cultures/periods: x14332 Late Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2399 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2857 |
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Museum number: 2013,6001.1250 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2867

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1451 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1531 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1597 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1320 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2849 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1610 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1618 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2249 |
Cultures/periods: x14332 Late Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2213 |
Cultures/periods: x14369 Old Assyrian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2811

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1294 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

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Museum number: 2013,6001.445 |
Production date: 1000BC-700BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2414 |
Cultures/periods: x13949 Hittite |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1846 |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1988 |
Cultures/periods: x14269 Mitannian |
Production place: Made in:MesopotamiaMade in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1490 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.373 |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)Made in:Turkey

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2418 |
Production place: Made in:Turkey

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Museum number: 2013,6001.2053 |
Cultures/periods: x14335 Neo-Hittite |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)Made in:Turkey

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1300 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mardin

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1780 |
Production date: 2100BC-1900BC |
Production place: Made in:MesopotamiaMade in:Syria (historic) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mardin

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.637

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1475 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1545 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1478 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1556 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1612 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1647 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1444 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1614 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1260 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1252 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1284 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1223 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1426 |
Cultures/periods: AkkadianPost-Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1582 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1575 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2852 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1293 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2794 |
Production place: Made in:Afghanistan

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1245 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1263 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1534 |
Cultures/periods: x107027 Post-Akkadian |
Production date: 2500BC-2000BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.2162 |
Cultures/periods: x14332 Late Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1703 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1741 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1636 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1481 |
Cultures/periods: x13587 Akkadian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1419 |
Production date: 2000BC-1600BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1853 |
Production date: 1800BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria (historic)

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1638 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

cylinder seal

Museum number: 2013,6001.1668 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia