Cylinder Seal
| Object Number: | B16299 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | from Gipar-ku, Larsa level |
| Period: | Pre Ur Iii |
| Date Made: | ca. 2500 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2550 |
| Late Date: | -2450 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Diorite |
| Iconography: | Votary Nannar |
| Length: | 2.8 cm |
| Width: | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1926 |
| Other Number: | U.6779a - Field No SF UE X: 319 - Other Number P270079 - CDLI Number |
Description
CBS Register: cylinder seal. diorite. votary before Namar. Ninigigalzid, dumu, Ur pa... ka-ai-de-a, dub? c. 2500 BC
UE VII: cylinder seal. published as B16229
UE X: bare-headed worshipper introduced by the assistant goddess to the seated god. Elongated crescent. Cubi stool with a short back. Double inscription: Mes-sig-gi (?), son of Ur nannar (?), and KA-zi-de-a, sone of Nam-sag-ga. Grey steatite cylinder.
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