Cylinder Seal

31-17-23

From: Iraq | Ur

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-17-23
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Iraq | Ur
Archaeology Area PG Larsa rubbish
Locus PG Larsa rubbish
Section Near Eastern
Materials Diorite
Iconography Worshipper | God | Dragon | Emblem
Description

CBS Register: seal cylinder. diorite. broken. "Lu...., dumu...." Worshipper and god standing on dragon, emblem.

UE X: worshipper before the god of atmosphere Adad standing on a bull. Same scene with new details. THe bare-headed worshipper keeps his hands clasped. The god stands on a wingless dragon, which still has eagle's feet and a feather tail. Its lowered head still vomits clouds. The god's extended right hand is empty, but his left holds a curved club. He wears a horned mitre, a chignon, a fringed robe. There is a crescent before him, and a huge club or arrow, point down, behind him. Only one sign of the inscription is left. Steatite cylinder.

Length 2 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931
Other Number U.13663 - Field No SF | UE X: 469 - Other Number | B19429 - Old Museum Number | P270349 - CDLI Number

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