Sealing
51-6-355
From: Iraq | Nippur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 51-6-355 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Archaeology Area | TA 127 level VI |
| Locus | TA 177, Level VI |
| Period | Nippur VI |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Description | several impressions of seal with standing human figures and cuneiform inscription. Matthews: Probably door sealing, mark of cloth on surface over figure. Inscription in five vertical lines. Man in martial attitude holding mace. Topline over inscription. "[...],/The god who hears prayer,/On the servant who reverences you/Look with steadfast favor,/show [mercy] to him." |
| Credit Line | University Museum-University of Chicago/Oriental Institute Expedition, 1951 |
| Other Number | D588A - Field No SF |
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