Cylinder Seal
31-17-19
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-17-19 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Archaeology Area | PG Larsa rubbish |
| Locus | PG Larsa rubbish |
| Date Made | ca. 2112-2004 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Lapis Lazuli |
| Iconography | Seated Goddess |
| Description | CBS Register: seal cylinder. lapis. presentation to seated goddess. "d'Nin-gal usm-nin he-du dumn Lu-dingirra, dubsar." UE X: female worshipper introduced to a seated goddess. Sun-disk, crescent. Throne and footstool rest on a podium. Seal of Nin-gal-nam-nin-he-du dumu Lu-dingir-ra, dub-sar, scribe. Lapis-lazuli cylinder. |
| Length | 1.8 cm |
| Width | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1931 |
| Other Number | U.15043 - Field No SF | UE X: 348 - Other Number | B19425 - Old Museum Number | P270347 - CDLI Number |
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