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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