Object Number | B16903 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
Archaeology Area | From the surface soil above the Larsa houses on the EM site (U.7503). from below the pavement of No. 2 Quiet Street (U.7583) | UE X: EM, Quiet Street, house 2, child's grave below Larsa floor |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Diorite |
Iconography | Worshipper | Seated God |
Description | CBS Register: cylinder seal. white diorite. broken. worshipping a seated god. U.7583 UE VII: (U.7503) Cylinder seal, white calcite.Two gods accosting each other. Inscribed: "Me-dNin-subur, sister of A-ba-ha-ma-ti". UE VII: (U.7583) Cylinder seal, white marble. UE X: (U.7583) "standard" scene: the seated god, the worshipper with clasped hands, the assistant, and a nude Amorite servant (?). And the crescent, sun-disk, the ampulla, and libra emblems. Broken white steatite cylinder. U.7583 is correct; U.7503 is incorrect. |
Length | 3 cm |
Width | 1.8 cm |
Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1927 |
Other Number | U.7583 - Field No SF | UE X: 391 - Other Number |
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