"Lugal sag-sud dum Inimma." Kish heroes, bull, lion, two heroes.CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal.lapis. Kish hero, bull, lion. Two heroes and (drawn symbol that looks like drinking straws out of a common vessel). Lugal sag-sud. son of Inimma.UE II: Cylinder seal, lapis-lazuli. With inscription of Lugal-sa(g)-sir.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentinePBS XIV: The goddess with the winged gate and bull. The winged gate over the crouched bull forms the central objects of the composition. There is a seated figure on one side, and a nude assistant on the other with one knee don and one foot lifted on the back of the bull. He grasps with two hands one end of the rope which seems to secure the gate. The other end reaches the extended hand of the seated figure, swings round her head, and is held loose in the second hand resting on her lap. The figure seated on a cubic thrown, with a long fringed robe, no beard, a fillet found about her hair tied in a loop behind, is apparently a goddess, but without the divine horned mitre. She is perhaps a daughter or priestess of the Moon god represented by a flat crescent above. The nude assistant with head in profile, a beard, his hair tied in a loop behind, and his head found by a a fillet or covered with a low cap, is another Gilgamesh in a new part. He helps to keep the bull within the encloser of which the cords and wings on either side of the gate are the symbols. Was not the Moon good called the brilliant young bull of heaven? At evening when the gates of the night are opened, he will get up and wander across the heavenly pastures. The gate has two cross bars and two simple wings made of seven horizontal lines. This gate of the night is perhaps the counterpart of the gate of the East opening in the morning for Shamash. There is on the reverse a lance supporting a star, with two lines about the middle of the shaft. Concave cyl. seal. Sepentine, 34 x 22 1/2 mm
PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu by a divine attendant as above. The emblems between are the sun disk, with cross and rays, the crescent, a small nude Gilgamesh in front face holding a spouting conical vase. “Nin-shubur//pure heavenly messenger” Two small figured opposed feet to feet have been cut in the middle of the inscription: a nude Zirbanit in front face with clasped hands and a jeweled girdle, and a worshiper in turban and embroidered robe, adoring with one hand up.Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 26 x 11 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu with turban, beard, tunic and shawl stepping forth club in hand. The divine assistant with the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop, and flounced robe, adores with both hands up. Between them a small nude Gilgamesh in front face holds a conical libation vase. “Tutunishu//son of Buzia//servant of Ea” A small bare head in profile engraved in the middle of the last line of the inscription probably represents the owner of the seal, servant of Ea. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 25 x 11 ½ mm. MS Coll.
Two lions crossed rampant, holding colossal clubs. (Ur-gar)UE X: crossed lions upholding crescents on poles in their extended paws. Seal of Ur-gar. Steatite cylinder.
From Marcus Publication: "White chert (?). Bronze pin in perforation; purple stains at both ends from copper/bronze caps, now missing. Surface cracked," Probably purple marble burnt white where exposed, sections once covered by bronze caps may show original color; seal cracked probably owing to exposure to heat; part of bronze pin still in perforation. At upper end of cylinder, band of bitumen originally used to cement bronze cap, below bitumen band, light green stains produced by metal cap; lower end, very slight traces of bitumen and no green stains. Such differences in traces of bronze setting suggest different caps at top and lower bottom. Taken together with stump of pin at lower end, evidence suggests that cylinder served as pin head rather than pendant which was usual in period.Scene: Hero and griffin contending for kneeling hoofed animal.Hero kneels on one knee and grasps with one hand the forepaw of a griffin, menacing the monster with a dagger held in the other hand. From his upper arm hangs a scimitar, pointing backward. The hero has a brimmed cap or miter, hair curled up at the ends, indicated by two lines each ending in a drilling of which one rests on the hero's shoulder. He wears a short-sleeved shirt and a mantle tied with a broad belt. The mantle appears as an oblique band running from sleeve to belt and carried on below the belt by two short lines which merge into the covering of the bent leg. Above the ankle, the mantle ends in a border of three drillings. Other leg uncovered and shows hem of the shirt above the knee.The griffin has a necklace indicated by drillings with a larger drilling projecting in front, probably meant to indicate a pomegranate. The animal between hero and griffin may be a calf though its tail is too short for a correct rendering of the animal. Eight-pointed star, seven globes (Pleiades) and crescent in the sky.Style: The cylinder belongs to the group which I have called in Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in North American Collections. In the Cut Style. I believe the main forms in the designs of this style to have been produced by holding the cylinder at different angles against a rotating cutting wheel. Details were subsequently added by small drillings. Careful work such as found on the present piece, and the large size of the seal stone suggest a date not later than the ninth century B.C. Another indication for an early date of the piece is the motif showing two figures contending for a kneeling victim which is frequently found on Middle Assyrian and Middle Babylonian cylinders. Lastly the outline of the hero's hair which forms a wedge resting on the shoulder corresponds with one angle to the fashion in the time of Ashur-nasir-pal and Shalmaneser III in the 9th century rather than to the later fashion in which the hair forms a more or less square mass with horizontal base.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in carnelianPBS XIV: The Assyrian hero Bel-Marduk holds by the leg two rampant hairy bisons. He has the usual heavy hair tied about, beard and open shawl with three zones of fringes. The reverse has a genius clothed in a fish skin carrying a cone fruit and a pail. The cone fruit seems to have replaced the older Babylonian libation vase. THe genius has a beard and a short tunic under his fish coat. Convex cyl. seal. Carnelian, 25 x 14 mm
CBS Register: seal cylinder, beryl, fragmentPBS XIV: A worshiper with turban, beard, hair tied behind and a plain fringed shawl, adores with one hand up in front of an inscription in form of a prayer. There are two Rhombs in the field. "Ishbe azag...//his word in heave and earth...stands.//No revelation comes forth,//no elevation increases.//May he live who collects thy decrees,//may thy libator last for ever.//the standard bearer,//they servant worshiper..." Broken concave cyl. seal. Beryl, 34 x 14 1/2 mm.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, hematite, piece broken outPBS XIV: The worshiping of a god in flounced robe standing up with hand extended low. He is approached by two worshipers in turban and fringed shawl, the first with one hand up, the second with both hands clasped. On the reverse there is a crescent on a pole on a triangular base, a spear of Marduk and a nude Zirbanit with head in profile and hands clasped to her breasts. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 19 x 9 mm.
CBS Register: seal cylinder. gray serpentine (?)PBS XIV: two rampant and crossed lions attack an ibex and a deer. there is moreover a reversed panther, with its spotted robe worked with the burr. cyl. seal. Serpentine, 25 1/2 x 16 1/2 mm.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in chalcedonyPBS XIV: The worshiping of the nude goddess. She stands in front face on a dais. She has her head in profile, a lock of hair on the neck, her two hands clasped to her breast. She is a slender figure, rigid as would be a statue, and nude, except for a few lines across her hips, representing a jewel belt more than any loin cloth. The divine attendant in front adores with both hands up. She has the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop and flounced robe. In the field, there is a scimitar, the weapon of Marduk and Ishtar, curved like Nergal's weapon, but not ending in a lion's head. THe nude goddess of love and fecundity is probably Zirbanit, the wife of Marduk, and not a ware goddess like Ishtar, Anunitu or Ulmashitu worshiped in Agade. "Ahat-ahhi//daughter of Erib-Sin//servant of Aplanum." Concave cyl. seal. White and violet quartz. 30 1/2 x 13 1/2 mm
CBS Register: seal cylinder, yellow mottled serpentinePBS XIV: Two lions attack two human headed bisons, and are attacked in turn by two Gilgamesh in front face, with beard, three locks on either side and a belt. Between them there are a lance with a bulging shaft, and a branch or shrub. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 37 1/2 x 23 1/2 mm.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of Ishtar of Arbil. She is seated, one hand lifted in sign of blessing, the other holding a necklace or diadem. She has a feather mitre, her hair tied in a heavy mass, a robe with zones of fringes, a seat with a high back and four projecting stars, a cushion, and a round between the legs. The columnar altar in front supports a cake offering (?) and a large vase. The worshiper has both hands extended. He wears a fillet, his hair tied in a mass, a ringed robe girded about. There is a tasseled spear of Marduk below the crescent. Cyl. seal. Red jasper, 22 x 9 mm. MS Coll.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in hematitePBS XIV: Contests with wild animals. A nude kneeling man is attacked by a winged dragon with feather tail. he has a belt, his hair bound in a fillet, his hands lifted crying for mercy. Behind him there is a squat monkey, a seated dog with a crooked stick on his head, emblems of Ninib and Gula (?). Three big dots or stars limit the group. On the reverse Eabani in front face fights with the lion. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 20 1/2 x 11 mm.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, serpentinePBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with hand extended holding a small cup. She is approached by two female attendants. The first has one hand extended, while carrying a branch or ear in the other. The second brings a small vase or ampulla by a string round the neck. Behind the goddess a third female attendant lifts a flag like fan over an hourglass shaped altar, and brings a second ampulla. All have their hair tied in a loop behind, a fringed shawl covering one shoulder, and the goddes a cubic seat with cross bars. There is a crescent with a star above. Concave cyl. seal. Serpentine, 29 1/2 x 17 mm
CBS Register: seal cylinder, serpentine, greenish mottled, forgery. Modern.PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated bearded god, one hand extended below the crescent and a sun disk, while holding a scepter with the other. He has a mitre with four pairs of horns, his hair tied in a loop, a flounced robe, a cubic seat resting on a dais. In front of him there is a kneeling nude Gilgamesh in front face pressing to his breast a spouting vase. There is moreover a second spouting vase on a stand, and an empty stand. The god is probably Ea, but the effaced inscription gives no clue to his name. THe divine assistant, with the same mitre, hair and robe, leads by the hand the shaven and shorn worshiper in a fringed shawl. Both adore with their free hand up. In the rear two diving assistants do the same with both hands. They have the horned mitre and hair tied in a loop but the first a flounced, the second only a plaited robe. The thick stone ridges ridges at both ends of the cylinder, in imitation of the copper plates used to fasten the handle, left a deep impression on many tablets of about Gudea time. Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 31 1/2 x 13 mm.
two registers, upper has passing goats, lower with antelopesCBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. Lapis. goats passing. Antelopes.UE II: Cylinder seal, lapis-lazuli. Slightly carinated.
CBS Register: seal cylinder in sardonyxPBS XIV: A Persian hero holds by the horn two rampant ibexes. His lower garment is braided or flounced, closed and dawn up in front as if to represent trousers. He has a short embroidered tunic with a smooth front and laps or fringes on the sides just above the belt, a short pointed or curled beard, a mass of hair undulating over the neck and a Persian crown or low turban with a flat top. The ibexes have rugged curved horns, a tuft of beard and a knotty massive body very well observed. Convex cyl. seal. Carnelian, 28 ½ x 12 mm
CBS Register: Seal cylinder in hematite. Place of discovery not reported to HVHPBS XIV: The worshiping of Shamash as above and of Martu. Shamash has his hair tied in a swallow tail and his leg resting on a square base. Martu steps forth with his club and scimitar in one hand. The emblems between are the crescent, the sun disk with cross and rays and the fly. The usual divine attendant adores with both hands up. There is a small nude Gilgamesh i front face, with a belt, his hands clasped, and his phallus strongly marked, which is unusual. "Sin-iribam//son of Ishum-hazini//servant of Ishum." Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 25 x 14 mm. Nippur, 1891.
CBS Register: seal cylinder, hematitePBS XIV: The worshiping of a standing deity holding below the crescent a spouting vase from which two fillets are overflowing. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop, a flounced robe. There is a club in front of her and perhaps a fish along the liquid streams. A worshiper in turban and fringed shawl adores with one hand up. The assistant goddess does the same with both hands. She has the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop and flounced Cyl. seal. Hematite, 18 1/2 x 10 mm.
CBS Register: cylinder seal. dirotie. concave. worshipping seated figure.UE X: introduction to a seated goddess. In her extended hand she seems to hold a jar or bottle out of which streams are escaping and falling in a tub at her feet. Her throne is of the gate-like type. Concave steatite cylinder.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, carnelian, piece broken outPBS XIV doesn't seem to match this object: PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated bearded god holding a small cup below the crescent. He has a turban, a fringed shawl, a seat covered with flounced material. Streams are issuing from his head and lap, a symbol of Ea god of waters(?). A worshiper with short hair and beard (?) and a fringed shawl stands up with hands clasped. There is a perhaps a libra represented by three dots, and a second worshiper on a portion of the seal broken off. “Egum//son of Shuannaa” Cyl. seal. Chalcedony, 21 ½ x 12 mm
CBS Register: seal cylinder, yellow mottled serpentine, forgery. modern.PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated god with hands extended, holding a scepter, while streams arise from his shoulders. He has his head bound by a fillet, a long beard and a flounced robe. Both arms are bare. There are behind him two dots and a palm on a conical support, and a star in front. A divine attendant in horned mitre and plaited skirt, extends one hand as introducing the worshiper. The latter carries a kid offering. He has a bare head, short hair and beard and a flounced skirt reaching to the feet. A second similar worshiper carries a pail with the liquid offering. A scorpion and some cuneiform signs seem cut recently. The seat of the god is a plain square. Concave cylinder seal. Serpentine, 38 x 23 1/2 mm.
broken and incomplete. conventional design.UE X: ostriches with heads twisted about each other's necks. Inscribed mi-gu-is... (?) chipped carnelian cylinder.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of a god in turban and short tunic stepping forth like Martu, one arm hanging, the other folded to his breast. The emblems in front are the crescent and the crooked Martu stick. The usual divine attendant adores with one hand up. “Nabu, great lord…//looking…//had given…//prayers (?)…”Cyl. seal. Black basalt, 27 ½ x 12 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: Two worshipers in short loin cloth lift their hand in sign of adoration. Between them there is a fish, a serpent, a scorpion, and one line of inscription in Hittite characters. Cyl. seal. Hematite, 12 x 7 ½ mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with hand extended below the crescent. She has the usual horned mitre, hair tied in a loop, flounced robe and cubic seat resting on a dais. The divine attendant, with the same mitre and hair but a plaited robe covering one shoulder, leads by the hand the shaven and shorn worshiper in a fringed shawl. Both adore with their free hand up. “Shuna farmer//son of Urmarsa”Concave cyl. seal. Black diorite, 29 x 16 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of a bearded god like Nergal or Adad wielding a weapon. A plaited shawl is girded about him and opens in front to let pass his bare leg lifted on a small crouched animal, or a base representing a mountain. A bearded worshiper brings a kid as an offering. He has a turban and a plaited shawl girded about his middle and opening in front. Behind him the usual divine attendant adores with both hands up. An Amorite servant in the rear carries the pail and libation vase. There is a last emblem, an animal, lion or dragon (?)Concave cyl. seal, much worn. Hematite, 21 ½ x 12 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of two standing deities. The first has a horned mitre, his hair tied in a swallow tail, a flounced robe, his hand extended low. The second steps forth like Martu, one hand to his breast, the other hanging. He has a conical hat, a beard, his hair tied in a swallow tail, a short fringed tunic. The usual divine attendant adores with both hands up. “servant of Nergal//servant of Ragamirik” The last name meaning: “of the far reaching cry,” is perhaps an epithet of the storm god Ramman-Adad. Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 18 ½ x 9 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of Martu stepping forth club in hand. A worshiper with conical hat, hair tied in a tail, and a fringed robe, adores with one hand up. Between them there are a crescent and a squat monkey, and behind a goat fish, a turtle, and a fish. “Ea//Ninnunanna”Concave cyl. seal. Limestone, 28 ½ x 14 mm. MS Coll.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of a standing bearded god, armed with the scimitar - Marduk(?). He has a turban - or round mitre with a pair of horns, his hair hanging in heavy mass, a necklace with a pendant, a long robe with sleeves and opening in front. A worshiper adores with one hand up. He is dressed like the god, but without his weapon. He has the turban, his hair tied like the god, but without his weapon. He has the turban, his hair tied behind, a beard, a necklace with a pendant, a long robe. An unusual inscription states that the seal was a deposit in Nippur. “This//stone seal//is a deposit//in Nippur.”Cyl. seal. Red jasper, 24 x 14 mm. MS Coll.Matthews: Inscription in four vertical lines with topline; man in martial attitude and curved sword faces man with arms 11, groundline beneath. Legrain's transliteration of the last line "ni-pu-ur" should, as E. Leichty confirmed for me, be rejected in favor of "li-bu-ur." Inscription: "May he equipped/with this seal/be/confirmed."
CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. Jadeite. unfinished, unpierced. Suggestion of 2 standing figures.UE II: Cylinder seal, green marble (?) unfinished.
PBS XIV: three registers of animals. 1. bulls, crouched antelopes, scorpion, star, and group of stars. 2. lions and star. 3. crouched antelope, flying bird and stars. Cyl. seal. basalt, 67 x 16 1/2 mm. MS. Coll.CBS Register: seal cylinder. black basalt. Archaic (Elam?)
CBS Register: seal cylinder, Agalmatolite or SaponitePBS XIV: The worshiping of a seated goddess with hand extended under the crescent. She has a horned mitre, her hair tied in a loop, a flounced robe, a seat with three feet on one side, and a footstool resting on a ground line. Behind her there is a large caduceus, a round club between two curved blades ending in lions’ heads. The shaft seems ornamented with spiral or rope pattern. A smaller club is planted in front. Both are emblems of a ware goddess like Ishtar. The divine attendant with horned mitre and flounced robe leads by the hand the worshiper. The latter is shaven and shorn and wears the frigngd shawl and round cap or turban of Gudea. Both adore with their free hand up. Between them stands a small nude figure of a servant or priest (?). Concave cyl. seal. Serpentine, 25 x 14 mm
CBS Register: cylinder seal. diorite. Presentation to seated goddess. Line of ducks (swans?) Nin-dingir, dam Lugal-usumgal.UE X: same motive. The division line resembles a brick terrace. The stool is built like a double recessed gate. Seal of Nin-dingir, wife of Lugal-usum-gal. Grey steatite cylinder.
CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. Aragonite. Gilg., 2 bearded and 1 plain bull, stag.UE II: Cylinder seal, pale green calcite. one side decayed.
CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. Jadeite. Gilgamesh, Enkidu, two lions, Ur'd'gis-bil games, Dubsar, son of Ur'd'KadiUE II: Cylinder seal, green jasper. Inscription of Ur-Gilgames the scribe, son of Ur-KA-DI.
Figure seated on stool, holding on a long standard in front, with a star shape on top (?) double lines at bottom. Horned quadruped (?) faces figurine. Lines top and bottom.
Two rampant animals facing each other, with a ball shape between their front legs. Plant or bird shape between their rear legs. Bull head in field separates groups. Edging top and bottom.
White and brown stone cylinder seal, Babylonian style. Bearded god enthroned on a horned quadruped, holding large ring and wearing flounced skirt, shawl, headdress. Four cuneiform symbols between god and two worshippers in long skirts and headdress, one damaged. Two verticle rows of cuneiform, edges partially chipped.
CBS Register: seal cylinder, serpentine greenish white mottled.PBS XIV: The worshiping of the goddess of agriculture, Nidaba, seated on a throne made of a heap of barley and waving three stalks in her hand. She is approached by four bearded figures with hands extended as offering the new corn. All have the horned mitre, and their hair tied in a loop behind. But the leader is distinguished not only by his better garment of flounced material, reaching to the knees as becomes an active god, but chiefly by being enveloped in radiating stalks of barley. He is the God Ashnan the husband of Nidaba, the leading deity at her court. The three figures with long plaited skirts are secondary attendants. They are dressed like the musicians of the temple of Ningirsu at the time of Gudea. Concave cyl. seal. Serpentine, 29 1/2 x 17 mm.
worked by drill, standing figure, arms raised, two seated figures.UE X: a human figure stands facing front, with hands raised on either side as if praying. Two men are squatting beside him apparently on a dais above the level of the jars placed on the ground, and a canopy seems to extend over their heads. Their mode of sitting with one leg doubled under them, and the other knee half raised, is found only on archaic monuments, seals, and statues. Group of dots on the other side of the standing man may perhaps represent a goat (?) on a much-damaged background. Diorite cylinder.Drill
field number on object looks like U.14487 but the correct number is U.14489CBS Register: Seal cylinder. diorite. oldest seal found in deep level. seated woman. pot, hut, spider, etc. worked with bore. UE X: two women in profile are squatting, one on a high couch provided with bull's leg feet, the othe ron a low divan flat on the ground. The first holds in her extended hands a round jar with handles; the second a spool of wool. More jars and spools surround the solid loom (?) behind them. This is built of uprights and a cross-bar surmounted by a star (?). A spider spinning its spiral thread, a goat bounding over its pen, complete the symbolic picture. Dark steattite cylinder. This seal was found in a well-authenticated setting, along with a bowl of glazed frit turquoise blue and the steatite carving in the round of a wild boar of the Jamdat-Nasr period.
CBS Register: cylinder seal. lapis: Nin-tur-nin dam. Mes-an-ni-pad-da. Two registers. Gilgamesh and rampant animals.UE II: Cylinder seal, lapis-lazuli. two registers: above, hunter fighting with lions, and the inscription nin-TUR nin; below, a hunter with animals. This seal of the wife of Mes-anni-padda, first king of the 1st Dynasty of Ur, was found loose in the soil at a depth of 1.40m from the modern surface; ie on the level of the higher Sargonid graves and in or a little above the stratum of 1st Dynasty rubbish which covers the older cemetery. In any case it had probably been disturbed by the Sargonid grave-diggers, and it could not be determined whether it originally belonged to a grave of which no trace remains or to the 1st Dynasty rubbish stratum in which were found, in another part of the cemeterty, seal-impressions of her and of her husband's seals. The latter is far more probable, as there is no evidence here of 1st Dynasty graves, much less of 1st Dynasty royal graves.
CBS Register: cylinder seal. shell. An-gig-hu lugal. crossed lions bulls, goat between lions, hunter and lions.UE II: Cylinder seal, shell, much decayed; in the upper register an inscription.
PBS XIV: The worshiping of an unusual figure, stepping forth like Martu, one arm hanging, the other half folded holding his short shawl, but with no club, turban, nor beard. It is the very picture of the Amorite servant, who usually carries pail and libation vase. Martu was in fact a common name for a servant, before it was applied to the great Amorite god. A worshiper in turban and fringed robe adores with one hand up. A nude figure with short hair and beard, and one hand extended, seems a clumsy representation of Gilgamesh, no longer in contest with animals. “Samas” Concave cyl. seal. Hematite, 25 x 12 ½ mm. MS Coll.
Jadeite. Lugal-dar d. Dada. Moon god? and attendants.UE X: the seated god and his attendants all wearing horned mitres, beards, and chignons. The god and chief assistant are draped in flounced cloth, the others in pleated skirts. There is a crescent above the god, a star before him. The first and last assistant keep their hands clasped. The middle man, the speaker (?) has his extended. A club is planted before him. Seal of Lugal-dar (?), son of Da-da. Green steatite cylinder.
Jadeite. concave. twin group - Gilgamesh and upturned lion. eagleUE X: Gilgamesh wrestling with lions whch he holds head down by pulling up their tails and hind legs. In one case he is standing, in the other he is down on one knee; but always with one foot pressing the lions's back or its head. A cartouche-here blank-is reserved for the name of the owner, between the bodies of the upturned lions. A spread eagle above is also unfinished. Green stone cylinder.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, red jasperPBS XIV: The two divine attendants adore with both hands up on either side of the inscription. They have a mitre with four pairs of horns and a long fillet hanging down their backs. “Sag-Shamash//son of…//anointer of Marduk(?)” Concave cyl. seal. Red jasper, 32 ½ x 16 ½ mm
CBS Register. Ur 1928-9, Season VII. Cylinder Seal. shell. Kassite period. Eagleman, with wings and claws, stands on two bulls, grasps two antelopes, Flying eagle.UE X: the eagle man master of the wild animals. Two bulls back to back and sinking on their knees form his pedestal. He sinks his claws in their hind quarters. With extended arms he grasps galloping antelopes by their horns. His wings spread above horizontally. He has a bull's tail and a pointed mitre. Beside him an eagle flying in profile hovers above a big fish. Shell cylinder.
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.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder, soapstone. W.H. Ward seal cyl. no. 447PBS XIV: The worshiping of a victorious king treading down his enemy like another war god. Instead of the traditional horned mitre the king wears for the first time the low woolen cap or turban well known as a headdress of the patesi Gudea, a landmark in history and art of Babylonian. He is shaven and shorn, or has only short hair under his turban, and a short loin cloth, or tunic, girded about his middle and leaving arms and legs bare. He wears a necklace and has a dagger stuck in his belt. In his right he grasps a sheaf of six weapons with round heads like clubs, and in his left a curved scimitar. He steps on a naked enemy laying on his back with hands up in fear and prayer. The worshiper, a Sumerian shaven and shorn, provably the scribe owner of the seal, stands in front of the king with clasped hand, a necklace emblem of his dignity and a fringed shawl covering his left shoulder. “Ka Nannarzu, scribe, son of Lulamu.” Cyl. seal. Serpentine, 27 x 15 mm
CBS Register: seal cylinder, agatePBS XIV: The seal of Izgur-Marduk son of Kara-indash, BC1450. The worshiping of the bearded god Shugamuna stepping forth like Martu but without any club in hand, on arm hanging, the other folded to his breast. He has a turban, his hair hanging on his shoulders, a short embroidered tunic girded about, with the three tassels of the belt hanging below the knee. A shawl covers one shoulder and falls down to the ankles, while opening in front to let pass the bare leg. A divine attendant adores with both hands up. She has a horned mitre, hair hair not tied in a loop but hanging, and a flounced robe. The beardless worshiper in turban - or a fillet - long hair, simple fringed robe, adores with both hands up. The same scene is repeated six times with fourteen figures in two registers between the seven lines of inscription, as if the inscription was the main contribution and the scenes only filling a blank. The god is approached by the divine attendant or by the worshiper or stands between them, each one facing him in turn. The divine attendant is probably Shumalia the wife of Shugamuna, both national gods of the Cassites, and the worshiper may represent Izgur-Marduk a libator of Shugamuna according to his inscription. Shugamuna,//brilliant lord,//with thy support may he come forth,//through thy decree may he prosper,//Izgur-Marduk,//the son of Karaindash,//the libator who reveres thee. Convex cyl. seal. Brown agate, 34 1/2 x 15 1/2 mm.
CBS Register: Babylonian seal cylinder in chalcedonyPBS XIV: Animal scene in the Elamite style. There are four crouched antelopes or ibexes in the upper register, four walking animals below, a rope pattern or guilloche between - a symbol of enclosure - two border lines and a third between the registers. Concave cyl. seal, roughly cut with wheel, burr and tubular tool. Chalcedony, 39 1/2 x 15 mm
CBS Register: cylinder seal. diorite. concave. standing Samas with wings and sword, nude winged Samas and defeated enemy, winged bird god over enemiesUE II: Cylinder seal, green and white marble.
Jadeite. Enlil driving chariot, Ninlil on winged dragon. Ur-gis-me-eUE X: the god of atmosphere, goad and whip in hands, rides standing on his primitive chariot drawn by a mythical dragon. His wife, holding right and let in her extended hands two S-shaped thunderbolts, stands erect between the wings of the monster. A quiver hangs from her shoulders. Her head is turned back facing the god. Both wear the horned mitre and long hair, flowing down the shoulders of the goddess but tied into a chignon for the god. Her dress is a tight-fitting robe; his, a pleated skirt and belt. The dragon is half-lion half-eagle, with claws and feather tail. Its head, lowered down, is belching forth mist, rain and a powerful roar. The chariot, wheel, pole, splash board, fenced sides, and back drop, is almost a copy of the copper Pre-dynastic model found at Tell-Agrab, with the driver standing astride the massive body. THe god's cloak, discarded, hangs over the back. The owner of the seal, Ur-gis-me-e, stands before the chariot raising one hand in sign of worship. He wears a tunic, an open shawl hanging from the waist down, beard and long hair tied in a chignon, and a mitre with one pair of horns and central feathers, of Pre-Sargonid style. Black steatite cylinder. Found with U.18921